The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for predicting and mitigating athlete injury risk. In general, performance parameter data for athletes can be captured and maintained over time. The performance parameter data can be utilized in at least two different ways. In one aspect, performance parameter data is utilized to detect athletes at increased risk for injury and/or indicate why athletes are at increased risk for injury. In another aspect, performance parameter data is utilized to recommend activities (e.g., training sessions) for athletes that are injured or at increased risk for injury. The recommended activities can reduce athlete injury risk while also minimizing reduction in athlete workload. Recommended activities can be tailored based on injury type, injury severity, risk type, risk level, competition schedule, etc.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A method comprising:
accessing a player workload history; accessing a player injury history; accessing a team match schedule associated with a team; assessing a player injury risk associated with a player including analyzing one or more player physical stress aspects based on the player workload history, the player injury history, and the team match schedule; accessing a prescribed player training schedule; predicting future player injury risk including performing match-to-match micro-cycle analysis and formulating a purported upcoming player workload considering time since last match and time until next match, including:
calculating the purported upcoming player workload based on the team match schedule and the prescribed player training schedule;understanding the risk factors that historically increased injury risk for the player; andcalculating the predicted future player injury risk in view of the player injury risk and based on the risk factors, the purported upcoming player workload, and repetition of prior observations related to the team match schedule and a team training schedule associated with the team;
determining that the predicted future player injury risk exceeds an injury risk threshold; deriving a workload template defining a revised upcoming player workload based on understanding of the purported upcoming player workload, the revised upcoming player workload sufficiently reducing the predicted future player injury risk and minimizing player workload reduction in view of the predicted future player injury risk and the injury risk threshold; and sending a report including an indication of the predicted future player injury risk exceeding the injury risk threshold and including the workload template.
Claim CLM-00009. 9. A computer system comprising:
a processor; system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to:
access a player workload history;access a player injury history;access a team match schedule associated with a team;assess a player injury risk associated with a player including analyzing one or more player physical stress aspects based on the player workload history, the player injury history, and the team match schedule;access a prescribed player training schedule;predict future player injury risk including performing match-to-match micro-cycle analysis and formulating a purported upcoming player workload considering time since last match and time until next match, including:
calculate the purported upcoming player workload based on the team match schedule and the prescribed player training schedule;understand the risk factors that historically increased injury risk for the player; andcalculate the predicted future player injury risk in view of the player injury risk and based on the risk factors, the purported upcoming player workload, and repetition of prior observations related to the team match schedule and a team training schedule associated with the team;determine that the predicted future player injury risk exceeds an injury risk threshold;derive a workload template defining a revised upcoming player workload based on understanding of the purported upcoming player workload, the revised upcoming player workload sufficiently reducing the predicted future player injury risk and minimizing player workload reduction in view of the predicted future player injury risk and the injury risk threshold; andsend a report including an indication of the predicted future player injury risk exceeding the injury risk threshold and including the workload template.
