Survey of sports injuries of elementary school badminton players

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to extract factors that lead to the onset of sports injuries in elementary school badminton players. [Participants and Methods] The participants were 230 third to sixth graders who were members of elementary school badminton clubs and responded to a questionnaire survey. Their responses to questions about injuries and the training regimens of formal club training and self-training were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to extract factors that led to the onset of sports injuries. [Results] One week’s practice time, self-running, self-strength training, and awareness of injury prevention significantly influenced the presence or absence of sports injuries. [Conclusion] The results suggest that it is necessary to enlighten players on the appropriate amount of practice, contents of self-practice and injury prevention practices in order to prevent sports injuries among elementary school badminton players.