Analysis of Sports Injuries Seen in Goalkeepers Playing in Turkish Professional Leagues

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the sports ınjuries in elite football goalkeepers. 112 male goalkeepers playing in professional leagues in Turkey participated in the study voluntarily. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to evaluate sports injuries. The body was divided into nine sections in the survey: neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, back, waist, hip-thigh, knee, foot-ankle. The survey provides reliable information about the prevalence and outcome of injuries in the last year. The survey datas were taken via Google Forms. A statistical package program was used to evaluate the data. The results were evaluated using frequency analysis and percentage distribution. The most common injuries experienced by elite goalkeepers were determined to be knee (35.7%) (n=40), foot-ankle (32.1%) (n=36), waist (29.5%) (n=33), hip-thigh (18.8%) (n=21) and back (17.9%) (n=20). The frequency of injuries was listed as strain (70.6%) (n=79), muscle pain (58.2%) (n=65), other (46.2%) (n=53), sprain (32.2%) (n=36) and muscle tear (27.7%) (n=31). It was determined that injuries mostly occurred during training. As a result, it was determined that professional male goalkeepers at the elite level most frequently suffered injuries in the knee, foot-ankle, waist, hip-thigh and back regions. Inadequate compliance with warm-up protocols, in-game interventions, collisions with other players, the condition of the pitch and lack of conditioning features can be seen as causes of injuries. Carefully designing injury prevention training for goalkeepers and improving other factors that may cause injuries can help prevent possible injuries.

Keywords

• Football
• Goalkeeper
• Injuries

Türkiye Profesyonel Liglerinde Oynayan Kalecilerde Görülen Spor Sakatlıklarının İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı elit futbol kalecilerinde görülen spor sakatlıklarının incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya Türkiye’deki profesyonel liglerde oynayan 112 erkek kaleci gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Sporcu sakatlıklarını değerlendirmede İskandinav Kas-İskelet Sistemi Anketi kullanılmıştır. Ankette vücut boyun, omuz, dirsek, el bileği, sırt, bel, kalça-uyluk, diz, ayak-ayak bileği olmak üzere dokuz bölüme ayrılmıştır. Anket son bir yıldaki sakatlıkların prevalansı ve sonucu ile ilgili güvenilir bilgi sağlamaktadır. Anket verileri Google Forms aracılığı ile alınmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde istatistik paket programı kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar frekans analizi ile yüzde dağılımı kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Elit kalecilerin en çok yaşadığı sakatlıklar sırasıyla %35,7 (n=40) ile diz, %32,1 (n=36) ile ayak-ayak bileği, %29,5 (n=33) ile bel, %18,8 (n=21) ile kalça-uyluk ve %17,9 (n=20) ile sırt bölgeleri olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sakatlık sıklıkları frekansı ise, %70,6 (n=79) ile zorlanma, %58,2 (n=65) ile kas ağrısı, %46,2 (n=53) ile diğer, %32,2 (n=36) ile burkulma ve %27,7 (n=31) ile kas yırtığı şeklinde sıralanmıştır. Sakatlıkların çoğunlukla antrenman sırasında meydana geldiği tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak elit seviyedeki profesyonel erkek kalecilerin en sık diz, ayak-ayak bileği, bel, kalça-uyluk ve sırt bölgesinden sakatlık yaşadığı belirlenmiştir. Isınma protokollerine tam uymama, oyun içi müdahaleler, diğer oyuncularla çarpışma, zeminin durumu ve kondisyonel özelliklerin eksikliği sakatlıkların sebepleri olarak görülebilir. Sakatlık önleyici antrenmanları kaleciler için özenle kurgulamak ve sakatlığa sebep olabilecek diğer faktörleri de iyileştirmek oluşabilecek sakatlıkları önlemeye yardımcı olabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Futbol
• Kaleci
• Sakatlıklar

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