title: Female adolescent athletes' attitudes and perspectives on injury prevention programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine what factors influence a high school female athlete's stated willingness to perform a lower extremity injury prevention program (IPP). A secondary aim was to examine if a participant's stated willingness affected her compliance with an IPP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Repeated measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  We surveyed high school female field hockey, soccer and volleyball athletes before and after a season-long IPP warm-up intervention. Participants completed the Injury Prevention Program Attitude Survey (IPPAS), a paper and pencil survey utilizing Likert-style and open-ended questions. It was used to assess the athletes' willingness to perform an IPP if the data proved the player would experience improved performance, fewer injuries and risk factors, what outside factors influence their willingness to perform an IPP, who they would feel comfortable leading their team in an IPP, and what they believe an IPP can improve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants responded that they were willing to perform an IPP if data proved that they would have fewer injury risk factors (p≤0.001) and be less likely to suffer an ACL injury (p<0.001). Improved sport performance did not play a role in participants' willingness to perform an IPP. Before and after the warm-up intervention, participants stated that stretching, strengthening, and cardiovascular activity should be included in an IPP. Participants' stated willingness and beliefs prior to the intervention did not appear to affect their compliance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Female adolescent athletes are willing to perform IPPs if data indicated that they would have fewer injury risk factors and suffer fewer ACL and leg injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, USA. Electronic address: jmartinez23@niu.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mazerolle
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Denegar
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Pagnotta
authors.affiliation: Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, Drexel University, Family Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Trojian
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsay J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: DiStefano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D054798:Volleyball / Q000293:injuries
keywords: Compliance; High school; Injury prevention