The article investigates the features of traumatic factors during high-intensity sports training. The author notes that sports injuries in the inter-competitive period represent damage to the body caused by intensive training. The variants of injuries are different, but each of them may have a sharply negative impact on the athlete’s health in the future. In order to exclude the occurrence of such injuries, as well as to minimize their impact on the athlete’s body, it is necessary to carry out appropriate preventive medical work with both athletes and the coaching staff, explaining the possibilities of organizing the training process in the safest mode for the athlete’s health.