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From plan to practice: Development, awareness, and implementation of sports injury and illness risk management plans in a professional male football setting.

Hassanmirzaei B, Tabben M, Schumacher YO, Rahali A, Moutaouakkil H, Chabbane M, Mokrani M, Ellouze Z, Bahr R.

Resumen ejecutivo en español

🎯 Título: Quién hace que los planes de prevención de lesiones funcionen en el fútbol profesional

📌 En breve: En clubes de fútbol profesional de Catar, los planes de gestión de riesgo de lesiones se implementaron mejor cuando el personal médico estaba directamente a cargo de las tareas, independientemente de qué tan prioritario se consideraba el riesgo.

🔬 Puntos clave:
### El estudio
Estudio observacional en 16 de los 18 clubes de fútbol profesional de Catar durante la temporada 2022-2023, mediante entrevistas presenciales estructuradas sobre el desarrollo e implementación de sus planes de gestión de riesgo de lesiones y enfermedades. Se evaluaron 324 tareas de mitigación de riesgo.
### Quién arma estos planes
Los planes fueron desarrollados principalmente por médicos, fisioterapeutas y preparadores físicos del equipo —sin participación de directivos ni jugadores.
### Qué determina que se cumplan
La implementación fue más alta cuando las tareas se asignaban al personal médico o a grupos mixtos que incluían al menos un integrante del equipo médico. Las tareas relacionadas con el equipo se implementaron mejor que las relacionadas con la temporada en general (p = 0,024). Sorprendentemente, la prioridad asignada al riesgo NO influyó en si la tarea se cumplía o no.

🎯 Aplicación clínica para LATAM: Clubes profesionales de la región que buscan mejorar la prevención de lesiones deberían asegurarse de que el personal médico —no solo el cuerpo técnico— tenga responsabilidad directa y explícita sobre las tareas del plan, ya que eso predijo mejor su cumplimiento que la prioridad teórica del riesgo.

⚠ Limitaciones: Es un estudio observacional descriptivo en un solo país durante una temporada, sin medir si mejor implementación efectivamente redujo lesiones reales.

Abstract original

To examine the development, stakeholder involvement, and implementation of risk management plans in professional football clubs in Qatar during the 2022-2023 season, with a focus on creation, team awareness, and completion of mitigation tasks. Observational study. All 18 professional football clubs were invited to participate. Data were collected during face-to-face meetings with each team's representatives using a standardized questionnaire addressing stakeholder involvement, awareness of the risk management plan within the team, task assignment, and implementation. A total of 324 mitigation tasks were reviewed. Implementation was rated using a six-point Likert scale. Sixteen clubs participated in the study. Across the clubs, 331 risk management plan tasks were identified, of which 324 were evaluated for implementation. RMP development was primarily undertaken by team doctors, physiotherapists, and fitness coaches, with no involvement from managers or players. Implementation levels were highest when tasks were assigned to medical staff or mixed groups that included at least one medical team member. Team-related tasks had higher implementation levels than season-related tasks (p = 0.024), while risk priority did not had an affect on the implementation levels. In professional football clubs, the presence of medical personnel among the responsible staff was a key determinant of the higher implementation rates for mitigation tasks. Neither the risk category nor the stated priority level predicted implementation. These findings provide empirical insight into how structured risk management is operationalized in elite football and underscore the central role of medical and fitness staff in executing injury and illness prevention.

Cómo citar:
Hassanmirzaei B, Tabben M, Schumacher YO, Rahali A, Moutaouakkil H, Chabbane M, Mokrani M, Ellouze Z, Bahr R. (2026). From plan to practice: Development, awareness, and implementation of sports injury and illness risk management plans in a professional male football setting.. Journal of science and medicine in sport.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2026.05.005 ↗
PMID: 42259680 ↗
Acceso al paper: Ver completo ↗

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