RECOVERY OF KNEE AND ANKLE INJURY IN PASUNDAN BANDUNG PBV VOLLEY BALL ATHLETE

Abstract

Injury is a risk that cannot be avoided by athletes, especially in sports that involve a lot of physical movement in activities such as volleyball. Injury causes an athlete to be unable to participate in sports. Injuries to volleyball athletes often occur in the leg area, this incident causes the offspring of athletes' performance, the purpose of this study was to find out how the description of sports injuries in volleyball. The purpose of this study was to see how many volleyball athletes had experienced knee and ankle injuries. This type of research is descriptive. Respondents in this study were 20 junior male volleyball athletes who had experienced injuries and had recovered from their injuries, aged 16-20 years and still active in competitions. The data was obtained by using a questionnaire that was compiled based on a Likert scale. This questionnaire measures about knee and ankle injuries. Data processing was carried out using the SPSS statistical program for Windows release 9.0. The results showed that the most common injuries to junior volleyball athletes were 11% knee, 3% ankle. Injuries that often occur in junior volleyball athletes are still mostly in the knee. Based on the results of the analysis in the recovery and handling of injuries carried out by athletes, future coaches must pay special attention to athletes who experience injuries in order to avoid and excel.