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Background and aim <p>Regular intensive physical activity promotes health, but is also associated with an increased risk of injury, especially in tennis. In addition to medical prevention approaches, the importance of social factors in sports clubs is coming into focus. Social capital, understood as trust, networks and reciprocity within a&#xa0;collective, is linked to health-promoting behaviour, but has hardly been studied in the context of injury prevention. The aim of the study is to assess knowledge and implementation of injury prevention recommendations (IPR) in tennis and the role of social capital (SC) in this context, and to investigate the extent to which these two are related. The study was guided by the following research questions: Are club members aware of IPR? Do club members who know about IPR implement them? What SC do club members have? Is there a&#xa0;connection between SC and knowledge/implementation of IPR?</p> Methods <p>In the cross-sectional study, 287&#xa0;members of five tennis clubs in Heinsberg were surveyed online. The survey collected data on knowledge/implementation of ten IPR, SC and confounders. Linear and logistic regressions were used to estimate the relationship between SC and knowledge/implementation of IPR.</p> Results <p>Members were generally aware of IPR, but implementation was less common. The SC of club members is high. It is significantly related to knowledge of IPR during warm-up (β = 0.527) and fitness/exercise (β = 0.610) as well as to the implementation of coach recommendations (odds ratio = 2.685).</p> Conclusion <p>Although awareness of specific areas of injury prevention can still be increased, coaches in particular are important role models in injury prevention.</p>

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Vereinsmitgliedschaft, soziales Kapital und die Prävention von Sportverletzungen – eine exemplarische Analyse im Tennissport

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    2026年7月10日

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  • Alexander Lukas,
  • Erik Schiffner,
  • Annika Höhmann,
  • Simone Weyers

摘要

Background and aim

Regular intensive physical activity promotes health, but is also associated with an increased risk of injury, especially in tennis. In addition to medical prevention approaches, the importance of social factors in sports clubs is coming into focus. Social capital, understood as trust, networks and reciprocity within a collective, is linked to health-promoting behaviour, but has hardly been studied in the context of injury prevention. The aim of the study is to assess knowledge and implementation of injury prevention recommendations (IPR) in tennis and the role of social capital (SC) in this context, and to investigate the extent to which these two are related. The study was guided by the following research questions: Are club members aware of IPR? Do club members who know about IPR implement them? What SC do club members have? Is there a connection between SC and knowledge/implementation of IPR?

Methods

In the cross-sectional study, 287 members of five tennis clubs in Heinsberg were surveyed online. The survey collected data on knowledge/implementation of ten IPR, SC and confounders. Linear and logistic regressions were used to estimate the relationship between SC and knowledge/implementation of IPR.

Results

Members were generally aware of IPR, but implementation was less common. The SC of club members is high. It is significantly related to knowledge of IPR during warm-up (β = 0.527) and fitness/exercise (β = 0.610) as well as to the implementation of coach recommendations (odds ratio = 2.685).

Conclusion

Although awareness of specific areas of injury prevention can still be increased, coaches in particular are important role models in injury prevention.