Research & Resources

This section provides releavnt resources including the latest published reserach material available in the area of sports injury and risk management which can influence immediate and future policy development.

Industy reports, which are relevant to preventing sports injury and risk management including facility management, can be viewed by clicking the titled documents listed below.

Current research papers covering such topics as environment, conditioning, policy and proventitive techniques concerning injury and risk management can also be found on the SMARTPLAY website by clicking here

Prof Caroline Finch is Research Professor of Human Movement Science at Ballarat Univeristy and a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Principal Research Fellow. She is widely regarded both internationally and nationally as Australia’s leading sports/physical activity injury epidemiologist. Her research has been published in over 250 peer review journals, research reports and other publications.  If you would like to view published reserach material from Ballarat Univeristy please click here, and then enter the title, author, or subject of the report you wish to view. 

There will be further reserach resources coming shortly.