When you have groin pain from playing sports

Sports hernias tend to occur in athletes who participate in sports that involve quick changes in direction or twisting of the hips, like football, tennis and hockey. — TNS

A sports hernia is a type of core muscle injury that occurs when there is weakening or a tear in the lower abdominal wall or the tendons that attach muscles to your pelvis.

Although it can be found in a similar location as an inguinal hernia, there is typically no bulge of the intestine protruding through the weakened spot in the abdominal wall.