The frequency and the causes of injures of the athletes playing on regional women's basketball B league of turkey

This study was made to investigate the frequency and the causes of injures of the athletes playing on Regional Women?s Basketball B league. 81 female athletes have participated in the study, and the questionnaire was prepared to investigate the frequency ad causes of injures in sport. In the evaluation of that questionnaire, the package program SPSS 15.0 was used. The obtained data was evaluated by percentage and chi-square analysis. Significance levels were determined in the range of 0,05 and 0,005.Through the questionnaires, it has been found that 53,1% of athletes participated in the study were get injured since the start of basketball.The statistical significant differences between playing time and weekly training numbers in the preparation period were observed(p<0,05).In the evaluation of the injury condition of the athletes, according to activity, it was observed that there were statistical significant differences between training turn, competition turn and out-of-field activities (p<0,005).It has been found that injuries are in the lower extremity, and usually sprain injury has showed quite significant difference.Basketball injury rates increased with increasing duration of play. This difference was found statistically significant.Likewise, a statistical difference was observed between the playing duration of the hall and outdoor basketball players.Consequently, it has been found that majority of basketball players have been getting injured. And the causes of injuries have been differ from playing time, playing ground, injury patterns and injury parts.