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Published in: Sports Medicine 6/2004

01-05-2004 | Current Opinion

The Application of Risk Management in Sport

Authors: Dr Colin Fuller, Scott Drawer

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 6/2004

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Abstract

The process of risk management can be implemented as part of a best practice management system within the sport and leisure sector. The process enables risk factors that might lead to injuries to be identified and the levels of risk associated with activities to be estimated and evaluated. This information can be utilised proactively by sports governing bodies and participants to identify preventive and therapeutic interventions in order to reduce the frequency of occurrence and/or severity of injuries within their sports. The acceptability of risk within specific sports, however, is dependent on the perceptions of the participants involved.
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Metadata
Title
The Application of Risk Management in Sport
Authors
Dr Colin Fuller
Scott Drawer
Publication date
01-05-2004
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sports Medicine / Issue 6/2004
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200434060-00001