Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

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The main thrust of the study was the inventory of sports injuries during inter–house sports competitions in secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area and their implication for school sports development in Nigeria. The study took account of the various types of injuries which occurred during the 2010 inter–house sports competition in the area. Six public secondaryschools were used for the study. Fifty student–athletes from each of the six secondary schools were used. On the whole 300 student–athletes formed the sample for the study. The questionnaire served as the instrument for the study. It was made up of two sections. Section A contained he demographic variables while section B had the main variables of the study. Simple percentages were used to analyse the data. It was found that 89.7% of the students participating in secondary school intramural sport program in Nsukka Local Government Area Enugu state suffer sport related injuries.The result also revealed that poor sport facilities and equipment are responsible for the causes of sport injuries during school inter–house sport competition. The study further revealed that most students (86.3%) do not make use of sports protective equipments when participating in school inter–house sports competition, it was found to be part of causes of sports injury during interhouse sports competitions.It was therefore recommended that Government should improve the quality of sports facilities in the secondary schools so as to help reduce the risk of students sustaining injuries during inter–house competitions.

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