Table 1.

Needs assessment towards an injury preventive intervention in volleyball

Current and future injury prevention behaviour

▪ 30% of the respondents mentioned that there was no attention given to injury prevention in their clubs.

▪ 55% of the respondents indicated that their knowledge and capacities towards injury prevention was insufficient.

▪ 95% of the respondents stated that any attention for injury prevention should be given within the warm-up prior a volleyball activity.

Needs and support for an injury preventive intervention

▪ 95% of the respondents indicated that the intervention was needed for both young and adult recreational volleyball players.

Characteristics of an injury preventive intervention

▪ 92% of the respondents mentioned that the intervention for young and adult recreational volleyball players should be embedded within the warm-up prior a volleyball activity (training or match).

▪ 25%, 44% and 22% indicated that they were likely to use the intervention once, twice and three times a week, respectively.

▪ 43% and 36% of the respondents stated that they were likely to spend each time 10 and 15 min, respectively, to the intervention.

Strategies to deliver an injury preventive intervention

▪ Two-third of the respondents indicated that the intervention needed to be delivered through an application for smartphone/tablet and website.

▪ The majority of the respondents stated that the content of the intervention should be principally with videos by a trainer/coach (62%), a physical therapist (55%) or an elite volleyball player (52%).