The types of the body and their impact on the occurrence of sports injuries among the students of the Faculty of Sports Science

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the body types and their impact on the occurrence of sports injuries among the students of the Faculty of Sports Science at theUniversityofMu'tah. The study also aimed to identify the most common sports injuries among the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences at theUniversityofMu'tah. Additionally , the study aimed to identify the body types that are prevalent among the male and females students at the College of sports science at theUniversityofMu'tah. The research sample consisted of ( )male and female students from the Department of Physical Education students in theCollegeofSports Science, in which the researcher used the descriptive survey approach. The form of revealing injuries was also used ;besides a set of Bodily measurements for the purpose of determining the type of the body . The two researchers used a set of statistical methods to answer the questions of the study (percentages , frequencies , (K 2) test , multiple analysis of variance (Tow-Way Anova), and Scheffe’ test for post comparisons) The study concluded that the mesomorphic type is the most prevalent type among the male and female students in the College of Sport Sciences . The study also showed that the lower limbs are the parts which are mostly injured among the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences . The study concluded that the males are more exposed to injury than the females in the College of Sport Sciences. The results of the study indicate that abrasions or scratches are the most common types of injury among the students of the Faculty of sport Sciences