A Study of Lived Experiences of State Colleges And Universities Athletic Association - NCR Athletes After An Injury
Keywords:
Sports Injury, Sports Event, Student-Athlete, State Colleges, Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA), Lived ExperienceAbstract
Sports injury pertains to injuries that mostly occur during a sport or an activity and mostly happen to people who have an active lifestyle. This research focuses on the athletes from State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association-NCR (SCUAA-NCR). It aims to know how an injury affects the athletes and by understanding their lived experiences since there is little to no data about the experiences and effects of an injury to those injured SCUAA-NCR athletes. This study utilized a qualitative approach focusing on interpretative phenomenological study. The total key informants of the study involved 14 SCUAA-NCR athletes. Data was gathered through face-to-face interviews utilizing open-ended questionnaires. Results show that the majority of the key informants stated that their injuries lean more on the positive side where they set their injuries as an inspiration on working with their affected area. The study emphasizes that their injuries mostly occurred from their training or during their game. They also stated that being a student-athlete or a player in general entails injuries, therefore they must embrace this type of situation that may occur more than once in their career. Being passionate about their chosen sports did not alter their perspective; rather, it strengthened their discipline to prevent the accident from occurring again.
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