Sports Injury Survey

Sports Injury Survey

Circle yes or no. If not applicable, skip it.

1.       Do you play sports?                                                                            Yes                         No
                                                                                                                  34                            6



2.       Have you ever been injured?                                                            Yes                         No

                                                                                                              27                        13

3.       Did this injury occur during sports?                                                 Yes                         No

                                                                                                              25                     6

4.       Did you tell your coach about it?                                                 Yes                         No

                                                                                                                9                         16

5.       Did it require a doctor visit?                                                        Yes                         No         

                                                                                                               11                        14
           

6.       Does this injury still bother you at times?                                     Yes                         No

                                                                                                               17                   8

7.       Have you ever had a concussion?                                                   Yes                         No

                                                                                                               6                   34

8.       Multiple concussions?                                                                      Yes                         No

                                                                                                              3                   37

9.        Have you ever suspected you had a concussion not had it  diagnosed?                                                                                                                                Yes                         No

                                                                                                             19                        21

10.   Do you know the effects of a concussion?                             Yes                         No         

                                                                                                             29                       11

11.   Do you believe injuries are a problem?                                         Yes                         No

                                                                                                             14                       36

12.   Do you think our culture pushes toughness over safety?           Yes                         No         

                                                                                                             35                      5

13.   Have you ever played while injured?                                              Yes                         No

                                                                                                             24                      16

14.   Do you think sports are too violent?                                               Yes                         No

                                                                                                             7                       31

15.   Did you see Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware’s leg?         Yes                         No
                                                                                                               38                        2

 This survey was distributed to 40 people, the results are recorded in red. The results tell me that out of 34 athletes that participated, 25 of them have had an injury related to sports. Those numbers are staggering, that means that about 75% of athletes were injured playing sports. Another number that jumped out at me is that 36 people do not believe that injuries are a problem, as opposed to 14 who do. When an athlete has to sit out at all it is a problem, and clearly if 75% of people are getting hurt then it is a problem. Another troublesome number is that 19 people have thought they had a concussion but did not get it diagnosed. I'm guessing it is really even higher than that because 11 people said they did not think they were informed enough about concussions. Another interesting fact to go along with concussions is that most people believe that our culture is pushing athletes to play no matter what and be tough rather than being safe. This survey provided a lot of valuable research and backed up what the rest of my research has said.