PREVALENCE OF SPORTS INJURIES IN COACHES – AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

   PURPOSE: Coaches plays integral part in the development of a sports person. Coaches have a direct relationship with the players, most of the times they physically join the training sessions that may be of low to high intensity. The involvement of the coaches in training sessions may cause injuries in them AIM:   To evaluate the prevalence of sports injuries in coaches METHOD:  The information was gathered from the 198 coaches between the ages of 25 - 45 who train players for competitive sports. The coaches were requested to fill a questionnaire via Google form method. RESULT: 198 coaches were included in the study. Sports injuries in coaches was found to be 86% in this study. Injuries to the lower extremities were more common than those to the upper extremities. Male coaches injured at a more frequency than female. Around 14% of coaches experienced mental stress as a result of their injuries. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of sports injuries was 86% in this study, Injury risk factors found in this study were male gender, age, psychological and stress related issues.