An ankle sprain can lead to ligament damage around the ankle joint, and in serious cases it can lead to fracture of the ankle area, so how long you can play depends on the severity of the injury after the sprain. Simple ligament injury rest 3 weeks to 1 month, later gradually return to normal walking can play ball. But if there is a fracture, wait until the fracture is completely healed about 3 months to be able to play, and after this injury to play, before strenuous exercise must pay attention to do a good warm-up exercise, if necessary, wear ankle protection. Because of this strenuous exercise process and ankle sprain, can form a habitual injury, this situation is more troublesome to deal with, and then have these sports at the same time, there may be ankle pain.