title: Yes, rolling averages are a good way to assess training load for injury prevention. Is there a better way? Probably, but we have not seen the evidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapies, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.|Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.|Department of Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.affiliation: Essendon Football Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|School of Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanch
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapies, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.|Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.|Department of Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Purdam
authors.affiliation: Gabbett Performance Solutions, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gabbett
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014953:Wrist
keywords: Evidence based; Injury prevention; Training load