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ORAL ABSTRACTS - WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015result indicated that psychologically based intervention programs have potential to decrease the riskof sport injuries in football populations. These results are in line with intervention studiesperformed within others sports (e.g. floorball). One reason for the effectiveness of the interventioncould be that all three were offering stress management education. Because sport injuries have anegative impact on athletes, teams and communities, athletes are recommended to work withpsychological training programs as a part of their injury prevention work.S05.3Reflections from a sport psychology practitioner on a Swedish psychological injuryprevention intervention with young elite football playersArne Edvardsson, A Ivarsson, U JohnsonHalmstad University, Center of Research On Welfare Health and Sport, Gothenburg, SwedenIt has been suggested that psychological skills training interventions, organized in an experimentaldesign, can reduce injury risk in football populations (Edvardsson et al, 2012). In the preparationphase of an intervention study it is valuable to analyze reflections and comments from participantsand sport psychology practitioners involved in earlier interventions. The aim of the study was tosummarizing these considerations in a structured applicable frame work. In the study youngSwedish football players (16–19 years old), organized in an experimental group (n = 13), took partin seven individual meetings. Focus of the intervention was education in somatic relaxation, thoughtstopping, emotions/ problem focused coping, goal setting, biofeedback training and also how to usea critical incident diary. After the completion of the intervention program participants were asked toanswer a questionnaire concerning the content of the intervention. Positive support for the overallprocedure was expressed and recommendations for future interventions were suggested. Both strongpoints (e.g. use of biofeedback) and suggestions for future development (e.g. location ofconsultation sessions) were communicated. A variety in preference was found in regards to whatwas perceived as most valuable lessons learned such as “learning how to tackle stressful situations”.The sport psychology practitioner providing the intervention reflects on important consultationsituations documented with systematic DART (Description, assessment, response, treatment) notes.Edvardsson, E., Ivarsson A., & Johnson U. (2012). Is a cognitive-behavioural biofeedbackintervention useful to reduce injury risk in junior football players? Journal of Sports Science andMedicine, 11, 331-338.70