Investigation of injury anxiety levels in amateur football players according to some variables

In this study, it is aimed to examine the levels of injury anxiety of the players who played for amateur football clubs according to some demographic variables. In the model of the study, the causal comparison model was selected and the research was designed in this direction. Amateur footballers who are wearing form in football clubs that are active on the European side as the universe are selected, while the sample group determined by simple random method includes 197 athletes in 13 football clubs active in Avcılar and Esenyurt districts. The Sports Injury Anxiety Scale developed by Rex and Metzler (2016) in Sports and translated into Turkish by Caz et al. (2019) was used to determine the injury anxiety levels of amateur footballers. As a result of the examination carried out with spss 24.0 statistical program, it was determined that the data was not distributed normally. In the analysis of the data, non-parametric tests mann whitney u and kruskal wallis test was used. When the results of the research were examined, it was determined that the injury anxiety levels of amateur footballers did not differ significantly according to age, education level, age of playing football and position. However, it was determined that the level of anxiety differed significantly in athletes with disability histories, and that injury times were one of the factors that increased this level of anxiety. It has been found that the types of injuries experienced by footballers in the past also significantly differentiated their anxiety levels. As a result, it is thought that the history of injury in footballers increases anxiety levels, which can have negative effects on their sporting performance. For this reason, it is recommended that footballers follow current developments by raising awareness of sports injuries. In addition, coaches have great duties in the return of the injured athlete during the rehabilitation process. In order for the athlete not to be adversely affected mentally, coaches need to take care of their players closely and encourage themselves to seek help from sports psychologists if necessary.