European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1148790 Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF INJURIES IN WOMEN ATHLETES OF BASKETBALL B LEAGUE OF TURKEY Eda Semikan Öğün, Yücel Ocaki Afyon Kocatepe University, School of Physical Education and Sports, Turkey Abstract: Sports are a social activity that has existed throughout human history. Basketball, as a sports branch, has been in continuous development since the first day it emerged. Basketball is one of the most popular hall sports played all over the world. Anyone who wants to play basketball must have certain characteristics, one of the most important of which is height. Keywords: injuries, women athletes, basketball 1. Introduction Although being tall is an important advantage in Basketball, it increases the risk of injury (McKay et al., 2001). Betty Retnowulan et al (2017), that each variable of body height, arm length and arm muscle strength had a positive relationship with the ability of free throw shoot. Though sports can substantially contribute to physical well-being, there are some risk factors that are common and mostly beyond one’s control. The most important of these risk factors are injuries, which can be evaluated under two headings as internal and external that vary according to sports branches. Sports injuries occur when force exerted on the entire body, or part of the body exceeds the strength of the tissue Uğur et al. 1999 . The structures of sports branches and training methods have positive effects on bone mineral density as well as on Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 386 Eda Semikan Öğ(n, Yücel Ocak FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF INJURIES IN WOMEN ATHLETES OF BASKETBALL B LEAGUE OF TURKEY muscular development. High bone mineral density also positively affects bone injuries (Ocak and Gölünük, 2016). Most sports injuries can be temporary while some threaten athletes' career and success. Depending on the seriousness of the injury, the athlete may have to retire or permanently stop playing. One of the greatest risks of sports injuries is the waste of money and time spent on athletes. Therefore, prevention of sports injuries and rehabilitation of injured athletes are of great significance. The aim of this study is to determine the occurrence of basketball injuries, their effect on basketball players, and their consequences. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1377 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 387