Prevalence and its causes of sport injury in the case of woldia football club

Background: Football is one of the most widely played sports in the world. FIVA represents over 200 million played football. Objective: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of injuries and causes on football players of a club in Woldia F.C in the season of 2018-2019 G.C. Methods: Descriptive survey study was used. For this study all players and coach was included on the selected club (21 volleyball players and 1 coach). A self– administered questions and observation were used. The collected data were taken and analyzed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science version 20. The results are displayed using table and figures. Results: response rate of 100% was obtained, 76.19% of the players experienced with one or more injuries in the season, 61 injuries occurred on the seasons and the rate were 2.9 per player. Among the injured players the most injuries and body’s were skin (abrasion) 85.7% and thigh (muscle strain) 47.62%. Most injury occurred due to failed on ground and improper landing during heading the ball. Conclusion- abrasion and muscle strain injuries were the most common types of injuries occurred on players. physiotherapy services were not functional in the club due to absence of physiotherapists.