2134/22957 Torbjorn Soligard Torbjorn Soligard Martin Schwellnus Martin Schwellnus Juan-Manuel Alonso Juan-Manuel Alonso Roald Bahr Roald Bahr Ben Clarsen Ben Clarsen H. Paul Dijkstra H. Paul Dijkstra Tim J. Gabbett Tim J. Gabbett Michael Gleeson Michael Gleeson Martin Hagglund Martin Hagglund Mark R. Hutchinson Mark R. Hutchinson Christa Janse van Rensburg Christa Janse van Rensburg Karim M. Khan Karim M. Khan Romain Meeusen Romain Meeusen John W. Orchard John W. Orchard Babette M. Pluim Babette M. Pluim Martin Raftery Martin Raftery Richard Budgett Richard Budgett Lars Engebretsen Lars Engebretsen How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury Loughborough University 2016 Load management Recovery Adaptation Maladaptation Stress Training Competition Calendar Congestion Saturation Psychosocial stressors Travel External load Internal load Response Acute:chronic load ratio Spikes Injury Overuse Acute Wellbeing Fatigue Fitness Monitoring Measurement Education Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2016-10-26 10:12:10 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/How_much_is_too_much_Part_1_International_Olympic_Committee_consensus_statement_on_load_in_sport_and_risk_of_injury/9624452 Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management is a major risk factor for injury. The International Olympic Committee convened an expert group to review the scientific evidence for the relationship of load (defined broadly to include rapid changes in training and competition load, competition calendar congestion, psychological load and travel) and health outcomes in sport. We summarise the results linking load to risk of injury in athletes, and provide athletes, coaches and support staff with practical guidelines to manage load in sport. This consensus statement includes guidelines for (1) prescription of training and competition load, as well as for (2) monitoring of training, competition and psychological load, athlete well-being and injury. In the process, we identified research priorities.