INJURIES AND PERFORMANCE IN FOOTBALL

Abstract

The primary aim of the present study was to identify the incidence of injuries among competitive footballers. The investigator has made an attempt to classify or define the groups of footballers based on the age of the footballers. Accordingly three groups of footballers were targeted; junior, young and senior group football players aged between 14 to 30 years. The information of injuries was collected, individually through a questionnaire from 685 football players. The investigator personally contacted the players and the purpose of the study was explained to them. Further instructions were given by the investigator to the players for the completion of questionnaire. A questionnaire prepared by Cromwell & Gromely (2007) for elite Gaelic football players and modified by the investigator was used. Result reveals that 72.10% junior, 27.72% young and 15.85% senior groups football players were absent from training due to their injuries. Meanwhile, 8.18% junior, 37.91% young, and 39.28% senior groups football players