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Medicine and health in athletics

Medicine and health
in athletics

Knowledge of long-term athlete development.

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Acute injury
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L-protocol

[Swedish] Here you find the world-renowned Carl Askling’s research-based rehabilitation program for hamstring injuries, the so-called L-protocol. …

Management of acute traumatic injury

Providing care quickly means that injury rehabilitation starts earlier and that the injured athlete can return to training sooner.

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Fact and information bank

Puberty and Training

⨁ Click to enlarge image Puberty is the period when the body develops from child to adult. Puberty usually starts between the ages of 10 and 13, …

Avoiding injuries and ill-health

Sport and exercise are important for general well-being and to help keep us healthy, but unfortunately, injuries and ill-health can also occur through …

Planning for training

Knowledge of sports science and training planning is important for us to achieve continued, long-term development and therefore these subjects make up …

Mental Health

Exercise and physical activity are things that we all need in our lives, and as long as they are pleasurable and challenging in good measure then all …

Illnesses

This section provides information about the most common illnesses that afflict young people, and how they should be treated. For more specific …

Webinar in Swedish:

The importance of diet for performance and well-being

Listen to the webinar from Swedish Athletics and Healthy Athletics on the topic of diet, June 1, 2021. With Swedish Athletics dietitian Marina Sjöberg.[English subtitle]

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#learnmore about Frisk friidrott

The purpose of #Learnmore is to suggest topics relating to athletics training that you can talk about and reflect on. This can be done in the training group, by parents and children and / or on your own, i.e. it is a form of non-formal education.

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Master Athletics

Health in Master Athletics

In order to feel good physically and mentally, it is important for people of all ages to exercise their muscles, heart and lungs. 

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“For me to get the chance to achieve my potential, it was always important to take care of all the details, big and small. I had to find my own recipe for success but at the same time learn from previous generations. Knowledge is “KING” in the sporting world.”
Christian Olsson
Triple jump. Gold World Championships 2003, Gold Olympics 2004

“During my sports career, joy was extremely important. I also loved challenging myself and doing my best in whatever situation I found myself in. Learning was another thing that I valued highly. Whatever the result, there was always the possibility of gaining a new experience. In helping to navigate the, at times, tricky forest that one must face as an elite athlete, the team was extremely important. Coaches, medical teams, managers, selectors, training and national team colleagues were all were important in helping me find stability and security. For example, they helped me to find the balance between hard training and recovery, improved my ability to focus, challenged me to develop and they, above all, created a safe environment around me, one that I dare not leave”

Carolina Klüft
Heptathlon. World Champion 2003, 2005, 2007. Olympic champion 2004. European champion 2002, 2006.
“There is no one who succeeds in their sport if they can’t manage to stay healthy for long periods. Injuries can sometimes happen, but it is important to get help early and resting a day too long has no significance in the long run.”
Karin Torneklint
former Headcoach
“When it comes to training and planning, the most important thing is to find the balance between exercise and recovery, partly to ensure development through training but also to avoid injuries. For coaches of young athletes, it is also important to know which stage of the development process the athlete is in, and to focus training on what can be achieved in that stage. Hold back too, rather than push on, especially with talented, explosive, younger athletes. They can produce a lot of power but they are not usually trained to use it. “
Dejan Mirkovic
Coach youth and elite athletics