Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the sport injuries and nutritional considerations of men
football players participating in Ethiopian premier league:In Case of Southern Nations,
Nationalities and Peoples’ Region Clubs. Thus, the subjects in the study were 21 injured football
players were included as source of information for the study. They were selected by nonprobability
sampling techniques; Convenience sampling (also known as availability
sampling).Data was collected from primary sources. In this study distractive survey method was
employed. Questionnaire was dominantly used as data collection instrument; unstructured
interview and observation were also used in the process. The data gathered through
questionnaires were analyzed by using frequency counts and their percentages; whereas the
data gathered interview and observation through descriptive statement. The main causes of
injuries in thisstudy may be consisted of; opponent's contacts, lack of attention to safety tips -
not good fitness and lack of proper facilities. Therefore, these findings proved that footballer
must consider causes of injuries more than ever. The results showed that total 21 subjects
suffered some form injuries, among those injuries that have occurred in the various activities
(training and competitions), the highest injuries related to muscle damage and the lowest rate related to bone damage. Also lowest percent of injuries related to upper organs and highest
percent injuries related to lower limbs. Among common sport injuries, the highest injuries
related to hamstring strains (19 percent) and the lowest related to shin splints (4.7 percent). A
total of 8 injuries were reported, equivalent to an injuries were caused by contact with another
player. Thigh (33.2%) and lower legs (72.8%) were the most frequently injured body parts. The
most frequent diagnosis was thigh strain (n=9).The diet composition should be carefully
assessed and changes considered as the injury heals and activity patterns change. Finally the
study to make the football clubs effective and successful the concerned body supply the clubs
sufficient facilities and equipments, players should be get well balance diet/nutrition, assign
educated or professional coaches, coaches should be use plan, apply better coaching style and
sport office experts should attentively follow the training session and give high
emphasis to the clubs.
