Prevention of injuries, ACL, overuse…

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Seeing more and more girls on knee braces. Ankle and knee injuries from overuse starting as young as 11. Parents need to educate themselves. Each kid no matter the age needs time off, rest. The pressure to play one sport year round by some clubs is causing injuries to our girls. Remember when kids took off winter and summer? Not anymore. Which results in kids retiring due to injuries between 16-18 and no hope of playing in college. What do you do to protect your daughter while keeping competitive so they do t lose their spot?

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Fifa11 Total body strength training
Speed training
Agility training
Soccer drills 1/week
Swim
Bike
Days off
Minimize cleat time

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Body strength training
Intensity / Explosive Speed training
Gait Analysis
Agility training
Soccer drills 1/week
Swim

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ACL injuries are not from overuse. Better turn in your medical degree. They are primarily caused by an imbalance in strength between the quadriceps and hamstring. Soccer players, generally, have much stronger quads than hamstrings, which leads to a big imbalance that puts undue pressure on the knee ligaments. Females are much more likely to suffer ACL tears based upon genetics, specifically alignment of the hips for child birth, as opposed to males.

Once the girls turn about 12 they should be doing strength training with a qualified trainer 2X per week. Wearing the incorrect footwear on the playing surface can also increase the chances of injury. These are not a magic bullets, but can substantially minimize risk.

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ACL injuries are not from overuse. Better turn in your medical degree. They are primarily caused by an imbalance in strength between the quadriceps and hamstring. Soccer players, generally, have much stronger quads than hamstrings, which leads to a big imbalance that puts undue pressure on the knee ligaments. Females are much more likely to suffer ACL tears based upon genetics, specifically alignment of the hips for child birth, as opposed to males.

Once the girls turn about 12 they should be doing strength training with a qualified trainer 2X per week. Wearing the incorrect footwear on the playing surface can also increase the chances of injury. These are not a magic bullets, but can substantially minimize risk.

I'd add neuromuscular training. Girls tend to hyperextend and bend knees inward to an alarming degree

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I'd add neuromuscular training. Girls tend to hyperextend and bend knees inward to an alarming degree

My daughter when standing with her feet together has her knees touching first, before her feet touch. Not good! It must be a lot of strain on her ligaments :(

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I'd add neuromuscular training. Girls tend to hyperextend and bend knees inward to an alarming degree

Exactly. Based upon the alignment of their hips as opposed to boys, which are straighter hip to ankle,

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Exactly. Based upon the alignment of their hips as opposed to boys, which are straighter hip to ankle,

There is a very simple test to see wether the player is prone or likely to injure their knees. Physical therapists have these post puberty players jump off a exercise block. By the way they land and the positioning of their legs they can tell which players are susceptible to these types of injuries by their landing impact.

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A good trainer who can spot issues and work towards correcting them is worth their weight in gold. My oldest started working with one and the trainer spotted some things that were contributing to chronic back issues. A summer of training regularly with them and at the gym made a big difference. Some of these injuries can turn into chronic lifelong issues.

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There is a very simple test to see wether the player is prone or likely to injure their knees. Physical therapists have these post puberty players jump off a exercise block. By the way they land and the positioning of their legs they can tell which players are susceptible to these types of injuries by their landing impact.

This is true too. Girls tend to jump and land with less hip involvement.

Fifa11 part b addresses:

- total body strength - knee bending mechanics
- jumping mechanics

3/week supervised to ensure proper motion.

For older girls, they should start with this and add exercises/training as needed. Younger girls should just start with it.

https://www.scribd.com/document/2533...-The-11-Manual