O'Connor, Siobhán, McCaffrey, Noel, Whyte, Enda F. and Moran, Kieran (2020) Can a Standardized Visual Assessment of Squatting Technique and Core Stability Predict Injury? Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (1). pp. 26-36. ISSN 1064-8011
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O’Connor, S, McCaffrey, N, Whyte, EF, and Moran, KA. Can a standardized visual assessment of squatting technique and core stability predict injury? J Strength Cond Res 34(1): 26–36, 2020—This study examined whether a standardized visual assessment of squatting technique and core stability can predict injury. Male adolescent and collegiate Gaelic players ( n = 627) were assessed using the alternative core/trunk stability push-up test and a developed scoring system for the overhead squat and single-leg squat (SLS) that examined both overall impression and segmental criteria. A single summative score from the overall impression scores of all 3 tests was calculated. Sustained injuries were examined over a season. Results indicated that the single summative score did not predict those that sustained a lower-extremity injury, trunk injury, or whole-body injury, and receiver operating characteristic curves were also unable to generate an optimal cutoff point for prediction. When segmental criteria were included in multivariate analyses, the tests were able to predict whole-body injury ( p < 0.0001) and lower-extremity injury ( p < 0.0001). However, although specificity was high (80.6%, 76.5%), sensitivity of the models was low (40.2%, 44.2%). The most common score was “good” for the overhead squat (46.4%) and SLS (47.6%), and “good” and “excellent” for the alternative core stability push-up test (33.5%, 49.1%), with “poor” core stability increasing the odds of sustaining a lower-extremity injury (odds ratio = 1.52 [0.92–2.51]). The findings suggest that although segmental scoring could be incorporated by strength and conditioning coaches and clinicians, they should be used predominantly as a preliminary screening tool to highlight players requiring a more thorough assessment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | overhead squat; single-leg squat; alternative trunk stability push-up test; Gaelic games; |
| Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Sports Science and Nutrition |
| Item ID: | 21388 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003262 |
| Depositing User: | Kieran Moran |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2026 15:32 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
| Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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