Brief report: Behavioral risk factors for youth soccer (football) injury.

@article{Schwebel2007BriefRB,
  title={Brief report: Behavioral risk factors for youth soccer (football) injury.},
  author={David C. Schwebel and Mark M Banaszek and McCall G McDaniel},
  journal={Journal of pediatric psychology},
  year={2007},
  volume={32 4},
  pages={
          411-6
        }
}
OBJECTIVES By most reports, soccer (football) is among the most played and most popular sports in the world. This study prospectively examined behavioral risk factors for youth soccer injury. METHOD Sixty 11- and 12-year-old boys who played on six teams in a suburban recreational soccer league were followed over the course of a season. Six predictors were assessed prior to the start of the season via self-report measures from coaches, parents, and the players themselves: inhibition… 
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