Table 5.

Responses of national team physicians’ on where future sports medicine and science research should be targeted to provide meaningful applications to practitioners

Area of research	Percentage of responding national teams stating this as an area for future research (%)	Specific comments
Intervention studies on preventative strategies	35	Specifically at the elite football level Randomised controlled trials
Develop tests that identify significant risk factors	25	At the elite level. That are simple and quick That require little equipment/facilities
Identify significant risk factors	18	Specifically at the elite football level
Provide educational resources for national teams on injury prevention	11	Congress, conference, seminars Traditional format, web based, videos Workshops Roundtables of national teams to share experiences
Determine the optimal recovery strategies	7	Must be applicable to International tournament context Easy and practical to implement in national team context
Investigations on how to maximise compliance and awareness in coaches and players	7	Specifically how to educate coaches, staff and players