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[QUOTE="husky429, post: 2826978, member: 6696"]
Yes, the trainers stretch my players during and before games.

1) Those guys are full-time athletes, not 60+ year old men. They have more wiggle room. They are also extremely flexible and mobile to start. The slightly increased likelihood of injury after a static stretch is less important to them because they are unlikely to meet their flexibiltiy threshholds during a normal game.

2) They are trained professionals we are not. Generally when you see players stretching before games or at half-time, they are targetting specific injury concerns. For example, we are likely to see someone working with 'Rique's shoulder before games this upcoming season.

3) They are often not doing true static stretching (ie. Hold a pose for 15-30 seconds and move on). They are doing ballistic stretching, AIS stretching, and other types of stretching which are technically "static" but more dynamic in nature.

This is the answer I got from my PT friend I happen to be texting about rehab plans for my kids.
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