title: Analysis of Gauntlet Test Performance and Injury Risk in Intercollegiate Division I Female Soccer (Football) Players: A Retrospective Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Injury risk factors and relevant assessments have been identified in women's soccer athletes. Other tests assess fitness (eg, the Gauntlet Test [GT]). However, little empirical support exists for the utility of the GT to predict time loss injury.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine the GT as a predictor of injury in intercollegiate Division I female soccer athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective, nonexperimental descriptive cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  College athletic facilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  71 female Division I soccer athletes (age 19.6 ± 1.24 y, BMI 23.0 ± 2.19).
  
  
  METHODS
  GT, demographic, and injury data were collected over 3 consecutive seasons. GT trials were administered by coaching staff each preseason. Participation in team-based activities (practices, matches) was restricted until a successful GT trial. Soccer-related injuries that resulted in time loss from participation were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  71 subjects met the inclusion criteria, with 12 lower body time loss injuries sustained. Logistic regression models indicated that with each unsuccessful GT attempt, the odds of sustaining an injury increased by a factor of 3.5 (P < .02). The Youden index was 2 GT trials for success, at which sensitivity = .92 and specificity = .46. For successive GT trials before success (1, 2, or 3), the predicted probabilities for injury were .063, .194, and .463, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The GT appears to be a convenient and predictive screen for potential lowerbody injuries among female soccer athletes in this cohort. Further investigation into the appropriate application of the GT for injury prediction is warranted given the scope of this study.
authors.forename: Brandon M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ness
authors.forename: Kory
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zimney
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Schweinle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054874:Athletic Performance; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: athlete; fitness; lower extremity; screen