Knowledge, Competence of Indonesian Climbing Sports Athletes in the Prevention and Management of Injuries

Despite the growing pace of climbing sports in Indonesia, the level of injury prevention and management could be among extraneous factors that may impede the athlete's achievement in such game. As a lack of adherence to preventive strategies is problematic in injury avoidance, the main purpose of the study is to determine/find out whether there is a significant relationship between variances-variables and variable-indicators along with disclose the level of knowledge, resources, and the ability in injury prevention and management among athletes. The nature of the research is descriptive with the mixed method where its approach was tested using structural equation modeling involving 76 athletes from all Indonesian provinces. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, Version 23) and Partial Least Square Structure Equation Modelling. Results showed that information about their level of knowledge and competence towards prevention and management of injuries was still needed for improvement based on the values of data harvested and analyzed. There should be a significant correlation among research variable and indicators. However, not all data justified such relationship, where for some P-calculated was greater than 0.05 as the conventional scale. It is recommended that a certain program be designed and implemented that may nurture the improvement of athletes' skills and knowledge by giving them service training for the same purpose.