en حرکت‌شناسی و آسيب‌های ورزشی Kinesiology and Sport Injuries مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>Volleyball is a popular non-contact sport around the globe. Unfortunately, volleyball players often suffer from an ankle sprain and knee and shoulder injuries. Proper techniques, education, and preventive exercises such as adequate warm-ups can reduce the risk of injury.<br> <strong>Objectives.</strong> This study aimed to investigate and compare the implementation of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) volleyball injury prevention program&rsquo;s exercises among professional volleyball players in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.<br> <strong>Methods. </strong>A web-based survey was conducted from October 2019 to October 2020 to acquire information regarding implementing the OSTRC volleyball injury prevention program&rsquo;s exercises distributed to 377 professional volleyball players in six GCC countries. Chi-square statistics were used to examine differences among the countries and age groups.<br> <strong>Results. </strong>Three hundred forty-one male volleyball players participated (response rate of 90.5%), mostly 20-29 years old. About half of the volleyball players (range 46.9% to 56.9%) in the GCC countries performed the OSTRC volleyball injury prevention program&rsquo;s exercises in their current practice. Exercise implementation rates varied among age groups and countries with no statistical difference (p = .973 and p = .913, respectively).<br> <strong>Conclusion. </strong>This study found that about 50% of volleyball players applied the 18 recommended OSTRC injury prevention exercises in the GCC countries. Awareness campaigns and training improvements need to be introduced to increase the implementation rates.</div> Athletic Injuries, Exercise Therapy, Sports Medicine, Muscle Strength, Flexibility Exercises 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-1598-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar wsattar@uqu.edu.sa 100319475328460010914 100319475328460010914 Yes Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Mohamed A. Husain moabdulla@uob.edu.bh 100319475328460010915 100319475328460010915 No Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Ahmed Alanazi aalanazi@mu.edu.sa 100319475328460010916 100319475328460010916 No Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Raed Almalki s44180771@st.uqu.edu.sa 100319475328460010917 100319475328460010917 No Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain Riyadh Banjar s44181082@st.uqu.edu.sa 100319475328460010918 100319475328460010918 No Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia Sultan Aldhafri saldhafri@moh.gov.sa 100319475328460010919 100319475328460010919 No Department of Physiotherapy, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Hussain Ghulam hsghulam@nu.edu.sa 100319475328460010920 100319475328460010920 No Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Saudi Arabia