Measuring the rate of recurring injuries among young volleyball players

Abstract

The purpose of the research was  to measure the rate of recurrent injuries among youth volleyball players, and to identify the types of common injuries among young players, and the nature of the injury (muscular, joint, and bone), and the descriptive researcher used the analytical method as it is the most appropriate approach to address the research problem, and the research population was selected by the deliberate method, which are youth volleyball players in Diyala province divided into a group of clubs, and the research sample was selected randomly, which are the injured players in volleyball clubs (20) The researcher found that the highest percentage of injuries was concentrated in the Salamiyat area, with a percentage of 40.47%, which indicates that the fingers of the hand are one of the most susceptible parts of the upper limb to injury among young volleyball players, and wrist injuries came in second place with 22.61%, followed by elbow and shoulder injuries in similar proportions (19.05% and 17.86% respectively), which reflects a wide distribution of injuries across the joints of the upper limb as a result of the nature of repetitive skills in the game, and it was found that the most common type of injury is dislocation, with a total of (36) injuries, followed by sprains (28 injuries), while fractures recorded the lowest number (20 injuries), and the researcher recommends the need to design special preventive programs aimed at protecting the joints of the fingers, due to the high rate of injuries to the joints, including strengthening the muscles of the hand, balance and motor control exercises, and emphasize the importance of training players on the correct playing techniques, especially when receiving the ball and smashing movements, to reduce the stress of the wrist and shoulder joints.