Are there any guidelines for veteran football players ???

[PhysioArgos]

To make myself clear,

I'm a cardiorespiratory and I'm not familiar with sports..
Now it happens that I have a bunch (aprox. 30 people) of over 60 year's old football players. They are all veterans who continue to play hard once a week, in their local football club.

As you can imagine, most of them suffer from all types of old and new injuries. They only see a cardiologist once a year, so I'm thinking to introduce them to the great world of prevention.

Thus I was wondering if there is any football orientated guidelines for older fit adults which I can consult. I'm looking something like "keep fit, in order to play more", if you get what I mean.

P.S. I'm sorry for the informal language -its been sometime since I left academy

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[Sandie]

If found a great article which has lots of good information on things that older athletes can do to stay in good shape and help prevent injury. There is a lot of emphasis on maintaining cardio, joint health, and muscle health. Check out this link and see what you think...
The Master Athlete: Remaining Competitive as You Age - Keep fit -
I hope this article helps you. I think it's exactly what you are looking for.

Regards,
Sandie
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[PhysioArgos]

Thanks Sandie,

I was hopping for something more scientific however this article is good for a start.