Understanding The ACL—What We Knee'd To Know

[JavaMan]

This is an insightful article written by Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach Alan Stein and published on his Stronger Team Blog. It is very informative and accompanied by videos and links to many things on athletics, coaching, and preventing injuries. Here's an intro:

Here are some Quick Facts:

• Nearly 70% of all ACL injuries are non-contact and are the result of an improper landing or from a quick change of direction.
• The ACL is located inside the knee and stabilizes the joint by preventing the shinbone (tibia) from sliding forward beneath the thighbone (femur). A hard twist or excessive pressure on the ACL can tear it
• The cause of most ACL tears is a sudden, abrupt change in force to the knee. This can occur during a quick change of direction or when landing from a jump.
• Female athletes are at a higher risk because of a wider pelvis and larger “Q” angle, greater incidence of knee valgus and foot pronation. NOTE: these are structural and genetic issues and can’t be addressed through training.
• Additional factors that contribute to ACL injuries include a smaller hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio, poor recruitment of the hamstrings during landing, inappropriate jumping/landing mechanics and weak hip abductors.
• Every basketball player on the planet over the age of 10 should participate in an ACL injury reduction program. Notice the word reduction. It isn’t possible to prevent ACL injuries (or any injury for that matter). But proper, consistent training can absolutely reduce the occurrence.

Here are 4 key pillars to a sound ACL injury reduction program:

More [HERE]

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[Jeff H]

Thanks JM! Never had a acl tear on my team (knock on wood). We always do plyometrics as part of our warm up routine, which maybe has helped, but this article gives me some ideas on how we might improve our routine relative to acl injury prevention.

 

[meyers7]

This is an insightful article written by Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach Alan Stein and published on his Stronger Team Blog. It is very informative and accompanied by videos and links to many things on athletics, coaching, and preventing injuries. Here's an intro:

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Here are some Quick Facts:

• Nearly 70% of all ACL injuries are non-contact and are the result of an improper landing or from a quick change of direction.
• The ACL is located inside the knee and stabilizes the joint by preventing the shinbone (tibia) from sliding forward beneath the thighbone (femur). A hard twist or excessive pressure on the ACL can tear it
• The cause of most ACL tears is a sudden, abrupt change in force to the knee. This can occur during a quick change of direction or when landing from a jump.
• Female athletes are at a higher risk because of a wider pelvis and larger “Q” angle, greater incidence of knee valgus and foot pronation. NOTE: these are structural and genetic issues and can’t be addressed through training.
• Additional factors that contribute to ACL injuries include a smaller hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio, poor recruitment of the hamstrings during landing, inappropriate jumping/landing mechanics and weak hip abductors.
• Every basketball player on the planet over the age of 10 should participate in an ACL injury reduction program. Notice the word reduction. It isn’t possible to prevent ACL injuries (or any injury for that matter). But proper, consistent training can absolutely reduce the occurrence.

Here are 4 key pillars to a sound ACL injury reduction program:

More [HERE]

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IIRC, UCONN does some of the jumping/landing exercises. (along with lots of strength and conditioning)

 

[Bama fan]

This is an insightful article written by Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach Alan Stein and published on his Stronger Team Blog. It is very informative and accompanied by videos and links to many things on athletics, coaching, and preventing injuries. Here's an intro:

View attachment 31740

Here are some Quick Facts:

• Nearly 70% of all ACL injuries are non-contact and are the result of an improper landing or from a quick change of direction.
• The ACL is located inside the knee and stabilizes the joint by preventing the shinbone (tibia) from sliding forward beneath the thighbone (femur). A hard twist or excessive pressure on the ACL can tear it
• The cause of most ACL tears is a sudden, abrupt change in force to the knee. This can occur during a quick change of direction or when landing from a jump.
• Female athletes are at a higher risk because of a wider pelvis and larger “Q” angle, greater incidence of knee valgus and foot pronation. NOTE: these are structural and genetic issues and can’t be addressed through training.
• Additional factors that contribute to ACL injuries include a smaller hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio, poor recruitment of the hamstrings during landing, inappropriate jumping/landing mechanics and weak hip abductors.
• Every basketball player on the planet over the age of 10 should participate in an ACL injury reduction program. Notice the word reduction. It isn’t possible to prevent ACL injuries (or any injury for that matter). But proper, consistent training can absolutely reduce the occurrence.

Here are 4 key pillars to a sound ACL injury reduction program:

More [HERE]

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The information is good, but the thread title is great.

 

[tomcat]

Really interesting article. Thank you.