The relationship between the sport anxiety level and sport injuries in grecoroman wrestler students

Wrestling is a collision and traumatic sport and needs mental preparation in training and competition. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sport anxiety level and sport injuries in Greco-Roman wrestling athletes in 12th students sport Olympiad. The statistical population of this descriptive- correlational study included all Greco-Roman wrestling athletes participated in 12th students sport Olympiad (n=102), out of which 66 individuals participated in this study. Sports injury report form and sport anxiety scale (SAS) questionnaire were used for collecting data. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS 22 (p˂ 0/05). The results indicated that there was a direct significant correlation between the level of sports anxiety (physical, cognitive and decentralization) and the rate of all sports injuries during the year before the tournament and the current tournament. There was also a significant correlation between the level of physical anxiety and the rate of moderate injuries as well as level of decentralization and the rate of severe injuries that occurred in the past year. The presence of sports anxiety is accompanied by increased incidence of sports injuries in Greco-Roman wrestlers. Therefore, it is recommended to coaches and sports experts to improve cognitive skills in athletes in order to reduce the incidence of sport injuries in them.