Assessment on the Implementation of Football Injury Prevention Strategies: in the Case of Some Selected Southern Nation Nationalities and People Regional State Primer League Football Clubs, Ethiopia
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2010-06-04
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of football injury prevention strategies: in the case of some selected clubs in south nation nationalities and people region primer league football clubs. Taking this as a general objective of the study, a comparative study research method is applied to investigate the problem. The target populations in the study were football players and coaching staffs who were participating in Wolaita Dicha football club and Hawassa Kenema football club. A comprehensive sample of 56 players and 12 coaching staffs were taken in the study. The data collection instruments designed for the studies were questionnaires, interview, and observation. The questionnaires were prepared for the players. The interview was conducted for the coaching staffs. The data collected from 40 players (16 questionnaires were discarded due to response errors) and 6 coaches through the interview were organized and analyzed using SPSS version 25. To attain the objectives of the study both descriptive and inferential statistic was applied. To test the significance between the two groups of club p. value is adjusted to 0.05 and then tabulated in tables. The data obtained from the interview were qualitatively analyzed in words. Based on the findings of the study it was found that there is Shortage of materials and equipment and also they don’t use equipment designed to reduce injury risk, lack of availability of suitable playing surface, there is appropriate and fit sportswear, there is warm –up period during training and match session, and also they have a cool-down period during training session but they don’t have cooling down period during match, not strength and flexibility training as a team or individually, not take appropriate carbohydrate intake, and here is lake of knowledge regarding to injury prevention. Based on the findings the following recommendations were drown. Coaches and players must know those injury prevention strategies and Implement them in their training and match session. Clubs should fulfill materials and equipment to reduce the risk of injury, employ qualified medical persons, and fulfill medical equipment’s. Coaches Should prepare their training plan by including injury prevention strategies, they must follow the principle of training to eradicate the occurrence of injury in their clubs, Must encourage players to wear appropriate and fit sportswear, to take rest and to consume carbohydrates and fluid before, during, and after training and match. Players must do appropriate warming ups and cooling downs activities, Participate in flexibility and strength training to develop strength for their body parts. The concerned body should provide good facilities and equipment, Suitable playing field, Formulate a proposal to the concerned donor to get funds.
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Assessment, Club, Coach, Coaching, Injury Prevention, Injury Strategies, League, Players