By understanding football as a global and integral activity in the world in which we find ourselves, without a doubt sports medicine within football has fulfilled a fundamental functionwhich has shown its results from the perspective of physical preparation and even from the emotional field.
In the short term, cAny sports doctor has the function of preventing and curing the multiple injuries of a soccer player. But more thoroughly and already in terms of strategic planning, you must take into account the needs and tools available to optimize the training of a given footballer. Although football is a collective sport from its multiple aspects, for reach that result planned by the leadership and the technical directoran individual and detailed diagnosis must be carried out.
Referring to the exclusive work from the physical preparation and physiotherapist, it is oriented towards the muscular conditioning, aerobic and anaerobic capacity. In the same way, an individual diagnosis is made to assess the muscular characteristics of each footballer, determining the most convenient exercises to obtain the maximum level in relation to the resistance, muscular power and elasticity; with the aim of trying to prevent exhaustion and different injuries.
We want to bring an example of sports medicine close to our media reality. This refers to what happened with the doctor Carlos Ulloa through his management in the past Russia World Cup 2018. The direct criticism of this doctor was due to the misinformation he showed regarding the players who were injured in this World Cup event. Especially it is doneemphasis on what happened with James Rodríguez, who suffered an injury to his left calf, but who was not openly informed regarding its seriousness before the media and public opinion.
The international association football federation FIFA also has a structured sports medicine program. Apart from protecting and optimizing the health of footballers worldwide, he has a particular interest in doping control. In September 2016, FIFA created the Diploma in Football Medicine and in early 2018 The Medical Network was opened, whose objective is to make football medicine available to everyone.
At the beginning of this article, we referred to the integral role of sports medicine in football. And it is for this reason that this aspect fits directly into an Observatory of communicative trends and habits in football journalism in Colombia, called “Digital Tribune”. Although Sports Medicine, like other aspects that are part of the football industry, often go unnoticed, the importance of a Football Observatory, It will allow you to generate a direct link with the various categories, actors and communicative practices.
Note: Read here the article related to a football observatory.
