الإصابات الرياضية الشائعة لدى لاعبي كرة القدم في شمال الأردن

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This study aimed at identifying the most common sports injuries among footballers in the North of Jordan as well as the most important anatomical sites that are exposed to injury among footballers and their causes.

the researcher used the descriptive approach due to its compatibility to the study nature.

the study sample consisted of (134) footballers, who were chosen by using the purposive way, and the questionnaire was used as the way of collecting data.

the results revealed that the most important anatomical sites that are exposed to injury among footballers in the North of Jordan are ankle joints, and the most common injuries among them are myorrhexis.

the results revealed that the most common causes leading to sports injuries among footballers in the North of Jordan are related to lack of gradualism in increasing exercises loads.

the researcher recommended the necessity of paying attention to distributing exercises loads in the appropriate way according to the age categories of footballers in the North of Jordan.