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Immersive virtual reality provides a means to precisely measure the amount of time that elapses from visual stimulus presentation to the initiation of a motor response (i.e., perceptual latency) or its completion (i.e., response time). Methods: The median value of a metric quantifying both the speed and accuracy (i.e., the rate correct per second of response time) of 50 high school female soccer players was used to assign those who exhibited suboptimal performance to a training program. Training sessions required less than 5 min and the number of sessions completed over a 7-week period ranged from 3 to 13 (median = 5). Results: Among 42 players available for follow-up assessment at 8 weeks after the first practice session (training n = 19; comparison n = 23), the results of regression-discontinuity analyses demonstrated statistically significant differences (p &lt; 0.05) for metrics representing fast\/accurate movement initiation (i.e., the rate correct score for perceptual latency, p = 0.016) and across-trial consistency (i.e., perceptual latency variability, p = 0.027). From the first practice session to the end of the soccer season, 12 injuries were sustained by 10 players (four concussions and eight musculoskeletal injuries). A time-to-event analysis demonstrated strong associations with perceptual latency variability \u2265 0.143 (Hazard Ratio = 15.43, p = 0.011) and a lifetime history of at least one concussion (Hazard Ratio = 8.84, p = 0.008). Conclusions: The strong association of movement initiation consistency with the avoidance of concussion or musculoskeletal injury suggests that the training program may have a highly beneficial far-transfer effect.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/brainsci14111091","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,30]],"date-time":"2024-10-30T12:25:39Z","timestamp":1730291139000},"page":"1091","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Perceptual Response Training for Reduction of Injury Risk Among High School Girls\u2019 Soccer Players"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8433-7329","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gary B.","family":"Wilkerson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyle S.","family":"Mether","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zo\u00eb A.","family":"Perrin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN 37204, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel L.","family":"Emberton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7210-9879","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lynette M.","family":"Carlson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1477-9428","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennifer A.","family":"Hogg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shellie N.","family":"Acocello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2015-095946","article-title":"Nine-year study of US high school soccer injuries: Data from a national sports injury surveillance programme","volume":"51","author":"Khodaee","year":"2017","journal-title":"Br. 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