LEGAL AWARENESS OF SPORTS INJURIES AMONG JORDANIAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.n4.4882Keywords:
Legal Awareness, Sports Injuries, Professional Football, Athlete ExperienceAbstract
This research measures the level of legal awareness with regard to sports injuries among Jordanian professional football players and examines its relationship with professional experience. The study used a quantitative, descriptive survey design that was conducted in the 2025 season with a sample of 175 players in all professional clubs in Jordan. Information were obtained through a standardized questionnaire focused in four areas: knowledge of injury related legal rights, understanding of liability and legal responsibilities, knowledge on procedures, information related to perception of fairness in the management. Results show that legal literacy is generally at low to medium level among players, where less experienced/experienced players tend to have the poorest perception levels. One-way ANOVA analysis also showed a significant impact of experience on legal awareness, in which athletes with more than 10 years had significantly higher scores than those who were less expert inched (p < 0.01). Nonetheless, legal knowledge remained seemingly limited even among the more experienced players. These results support the implementation of specific educational programs, legal advice and formalized mentoring to enhance players’ knowledge regarding their rights and duties in dealing with injuries. Such interventions might improve equity, accountability, and safety in Jordanian professional football.
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