PHYSICAL TRAINING APPLIED TO INJURY PREVENTION IN BASKETBALL

ABSTRACT Introduction: Basketball is a sport with high demands for physical and mental quality. Weakness in any aspect can easily cause damage to the body, with joints being the most stressed parts and extremely vulnerable to damage. Objective: Verify the effectiveness of the application of physical training in reducing physical injuries in basketball players. Methods: In this study, a total of 124 college students who participated in basketball at 4 universities were volunteers for the research, divided into a control group and an experimental group for an 8-week protocol. During the experiment, the control group participated in basketball four times a week for 6 hours without any intervention measures. Results: The experimental group participated in basketball four times a week for 6 hours, adding 4 times a week plus an additional 4 hours of physical training. It was found that the statistics of sports injuries in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p<0.01), and the degree of sports injuries in the experimental group was slightly lower than that found in the control group. Conclusion: Eight weeks of 32-hour physical training can prevent sports injuries in college student basketball, providing physical protection for basketball players and preventing sports injuries. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.