The most common type of injury among football players according to the artificial turf surface

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the most common sports injuries for (advanced) players in outdoor football according to the floors of artificial stadiums. The descriptive approach was used in the survey method because it is one of the most appropriate approaches to the nature of the research problem. The research population was identified, namely players of popular teams injured in the governorates of the Middle Euphrates. Through the use of a simple lottery, Karbala Governorate and Babil Governorate were chosen, as the popular teams in Babil Governorate reached (5) popular teams, while Karbala Governorate also reached (5) popular teams, as the number of players reached (220) players. After conducting the questionnaire, it was found that there are (33) injured people who were adopted as a population and sample for the research. The most important results that the research reached is an improvement in the type of injury, a sprain in the artificial floor, over the rest of the remaining sports injuries. The statistical package was used to reach the results.