Abstract:

This study was conducted to identify and determine how trampolin gymnastics athletes were interfered with conditions such as injuries during training and competition, the frequency of injuries according to their body areas and the presence of health staff during injuries. The sample of the study was made by a total of 59 athletes who participated in the 2018 Turkish Championship, with an average age of 13,05 years (±2,58 years). The "Information Form" created by researchers was used in the collection of data. In the analysis of the data obtained; analyzed using identificative statistical analysis (frequency analysis). In addition to the fact that 73% of the athletes passed medical checks, 62.7% were subjected to sports injuries, 78.3% of those injuries were found to have no medical staff. In addition, 89.1% of the injuries occurred during the training. On the other hand, 29.7% of injuries were due to technical disorders, 27% due to lack of concentration and motivation disorders, 18.9% due to insufficient warming and 10.8% due to lack of safety disorders. 86.4 percent of cold applications were performed during the first intervention, while 5.4 percent were performed hot applications. 62.2% of athletes prefer to go to the doctor for the treatment of injuries, while 21.6% have applied the method recommended by the coach. The injuries were found in the multi-knee area (23.7%) and, respectively, in the leg-knee area (18.6%) and in the back-knee area (13.5%) and in the back-knee area (8.9%) and in the hand-knee area (6.7%) and in the head-knee area (10.1%) and in the back-knee area (8.4%) respectively.

Abstract:

This study has been conducted to identify the injuries of the trampoline athletes during training and competition, the frequency of injuries with respect to the parts of the body, and the cases like the availability of the medical personnel and how a medical intervention is performed. The sample of the study consists of a total of 59 athletes with the average age of 13.05 years (± 2.58 years), participating in the 2018 Turkish Championships. To collect data, “Information Form” created by the researchers was used. In analyzing the data obtained, descriptive statistical analysis (frequency analysis) was used. It was found that 73 % of the athletes had gone through physical evaluations and 62,7% had experienced sports injuries; and furthermore, during the 73 % of these injuries, there had been no medical personnel on site. It was concluded that 89,1 % of the injuries occurred during training. On the other hand, 29,7 % of the injuries occurred due to technical impairment, 27 % due to lack of concentration and motivation, 18,9 % due to insufficient warm-up, and 10,8 % due to the lack of safety mats. During the first aid, in 86,4 % of the cases a cold compress was applied, whereas in 5,4 % of the cases a hot compress was. 62,2% of the athletes preferred to go to the doctor for the treatment of their injuries, while 21,6% applied a method recommended by the coach. The most common injuries were in the knee (23,7%), foot and ankle (18,6%), elbow-arm (13,5%) hip (8,9%), wrist (6,7%), head – face (10,1%), spine (10,1 %), and neck regions (8,4 %), respectively.

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