Read more about the research:  

  1. Patterson B et al. Injury prevention for women and girls playing Australian Football: programme cocreation, dissemination and coach feedback. BMJ Open Sport & Ex Med (2024) 
  2. Bruder A et al. Creating Prep to Play PRO for women playing elite Australian football: A how-to guide for developing injury-prevention programs. J Sport Health Sci (2023). 
  3. Patterson et al. Supported implementation enhances injury prevention program (Prep-to-Play) use in women and girls playing Australian Football: a pragmatic type III hybrid implementation-effectiveness stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. Br J Sports Med (2026[BP1.1][BP1.2]). 
  4. Crossley et al. Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players. Br J Sports Med (2020). 
  5. Crossley K et al. Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus. Br J Sports Med (2025). 
  6. Patterson B et al. Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions: a scoping review for the FAIR consensus. Br J Sports Med (2025).Â