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Glengary · 07-10-2008, 02:19 AM

Not sure any of you have had this problem with your daughters but I did:

Anterior Cruciate Tears in Young Athletes ? Why is this Injury More Common in Females?

CoachJimKrusherz18U · 07-10-2008, 03:15 PM

Glen,

Yes, unfortunately. My DD tore hers at the end of 2006. She's still not 100% but getting there. Long process to recovery.

We've had some posts on this in the Softball Discussions thread under Conditioning Exercises to Prevent Knee Injuries.

sluggers · 07-12-2008, 04:27 AM

A basketball coach would have his girls jump in the air and would check their knees when they landed to determine which ones could be ACL tear victims. I watched them for about 5 minutes, and I could see the knees splay outward on some of the girls. Really strange...

Marc Dagenais · 07-14-2008, 05:32 AM

Here is the link that Jim talked about:

Conditioning Exercises to Prevent Knee Injuries

ACL are very frequent in young women. You need to do preventive work by training the muscles to decelerate or land. It's called "eccentric" contraction. Low intensity jump training helps and most important, all the stability devices to train balance are super important.

Any good sports conditioning specialist will know what to do.

Marc

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Marc Dagenais Peak Performance Coach Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 305	Here is the link that Jim talked about: Conditioning Exercises to Prevent Knee Injuries ACL are very frequent in young women. You need to do preventive work by training the muscles to decelerate or land. It's called "eccentric" contraction. Low intensity jump training helps and most important, all the stability devices to train balance are super important. Any good sports conditioning specialist will know what to do. Marc __________________ Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS http://www.softballperformance.com Marc Dagenais is a softball peak performance coach that helps players be more confident, mentally tougher, hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, and be more dominant on the field. He also helps coaches win more games and get more out of their team. To get tons of performance-boosting softball tips, tricks, and advice by email, sign-up for his FREE softball newsletter. To quickly and easily boost your performance, check out Marc's powerful softball resources.

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07-10-2008, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
CoachJimKrusherz18U Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 21	Glen, Yes, unfortunately. My DD tore hers at the end of 2006. She's still not 100% but getting there. Long process to recovery. We've had some posts on this in the Softball Discussions thread under Conditioning Exercises to Prevent Knee Injuries.

07-12-2008, 04:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
sluggers Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 184	A basketball coach would have his girls jump in the air and would check their knees when they landed to determine which ones could be ACL tear victims. I watched them for about 5 minutes, and I could see the knees splay outward on some of the girls. Really strange...