The effect of motor agility exercises to reduce some of the lower extremity injuries of oil club players forfootball

Abstract

The game of football is one of the most popular and widespread games in the world, as it has reached a level of fame that has not been reported by other games, as it has become very important for peoples of different genders and tongues, and with the great development in the intensity of sports competitions for players, this has been accompanied by the increase in the incidence of sports injuries, especially in the muscles of the lower extremities, as it constitutes (30%) of the total injuries in football.  By reviewing some previous sources and studies and conducting a mini-study on the most important muscle injuries of the lower extremities in the game of football on (1/11/2024) until (15 days) on the rehabilitation centers, which are (4) centers, where (25 injuries) occurred in the muscles of football players, and the number of injuries (5) related to the lower limbs, and the highest three percentages of these injuries were selected, and the percentage of the posterior femoral muscle was (25%) and the muscle.   The study aimed  to find out the effect of motor agility exercises to reduce some of the lower limb injuries of the players of the oil football club, and the researcher used the experimental method with one experimental group as it is the closest approach to solving a research problem.   The research population was selected by the deliberate method, represented by the Iraqi Youth League clubs for the sports season (2024-2025), which are (44) teams, and the percentage of the research sample was (3.25%), and the researcher conducted the experiment on (16/11/2024) on a sample of (two) players of the Naft Football Club in the youth category, who were excluded after the completion of the experiment, and the researcher processed his data obtained from the tests used using the statistical package (SPSS). The researcher recommends the use of motor agility exercises because of their positive and noticeable effect in reducing some muscle injuries to the muscles of the lower extremities.