Topics including overview of current research and practical applications (supported by PhD projects in elite youth football): typical injuries and risk factors observed in male and female youth footballers, monitoring growth and maturation, overview of and implementing injury prevention strategies on different levels of football.
Stella Veith is a physiotherapist from Germany. She trained in The Netherlands before coming to Australia and starting work in private practice and football. After 4 years at Sydney FC, she is now looking after a Women’s League One club based in the Illawarra. She is currently Head Physio for the Junior Matilda’s, the U17s National Team, for the past 3 years. Stella is a PhD candidate at the University of Wollongong, investigating injury patterns and injury reduction strategies in adolescent footballers and some of her research has informed the content of Football Australia’s Perform+.
Sports & Exercise National Group
11/07/2024
1.0 Hour
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