<![CDATA[This community service activity aims to manage sports injury risks using RICE. The activity is motivated by issues that occur during practice on the field, where coaches are often troubled by athletes whose emotions are still unstable. They still tend to follow their own desires, easily get angry with teammates or opponents during games, and sometimes force themselves to keep playing even when their legs are injured. Not only that, there are often wrong habits found on the field. For example, when an athlete's leg swells from a hit, people rush to take them to a masseur or force them to get a massage. Incorrect handling at the start makes the injury worse. First, it causes the muscle network in the legs to get more damaged, bleeding under the skin to spread further, and eventually the athlete has to take a very long break from the field. The activity was carried out using a participatory and educational approach, which included stages like identifying needs, delivering material, interactive discussions, hands-on practice, and activity evaluation. The target of the activity was the basketball club athletes at PGRI Silampari University. The results showed an increase in understanding and field observation; this short, 15-minute socialization model proved to be very effective for athletes. Compared to giving theory material in a classroom, which tends to be boring and makes kids sleepy, delivering material on the sidelines in a relaxed style and language is far easier for athletes to accept and understand. This activity also successfully improved athletes' ability to identify, document, and practice handling injury risks using rice. The high participation and enthusiasm of the athletes during the activity show that managing sports injury risks using rice is highly needed by both coaches and athletes.]]>
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