ACL Injuries

10 Oct What Youth Girls Soccer Player Development REALLY Means

Posted at 13:58h in ACL Injuries, Blog, Girls' Soccer Training, Online Soccer Training, Soccer, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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As much as you think you know what soccer player development means, you don't. I'm sure you see these promises plastered across every youth sports club's social media: "We focus on player development!" "We make player development our priority!" "Our mission is true player development!" And I'm sure you're captivated...

08 Sep ACL Physical Therapy for Girls Soccer Players: Why It’s Not Good Enough and the Re-Tear Rate is So High (PART 2)

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This is Part 2 to my multiple part series on acl rehab and physical therapy for girls soccer players. Let's do a review of the research I discussed last time: when girls return back sooner than the 9 month post op mark, re-tear risk goes up....

25 Aug ACL Rehab and Physical Therapy for Girls Soccer Players: Why It’s Not Good Enough and the Re-Tear Rate is So High

Posted at 16:10h in ACL Injuries, ACL Rehab, Blog by erica 0 Comments

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The research is clear: athletes who return to sport before 9 months post-op have a seven-fold higher rate of getting a second ACL tear compared to those who delayed their return. Sadly, more and more girls soccer players return to full playing prior to the 9...

10 Aug In Season Strength Training for Girls Soccer Players: It Should be MANDATORY

Posted at 10:57h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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*This blog on heavy lifting is directed toward girls age 13/14 and up. Younger ones must master a variety of motor skills, work on movement patterns, play multiple sports, and build a strong foundation first. Listen to a podcast on younger ones HERE. Originally published by...

01 Jul ACL Injuries in Female Soccer Players: Time to Take Action

Posted at 17:50h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 6 Comments

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Originally published by Erica Suter on https://girlssoccernetwork.com/ ACL Injuries in Female Soccer Players Mallory Swanson. Beth Mead. Vivianne Miedema. Janine Beckie. Catarina Macario. Christian Press. I'll spare you the rest of the injured list because it's downright tragic. In the last 12 months, more than 20 professional women's soccer...

03 May Solving Female Athlete ACL Injuries

Posted at 14:37h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog by erica 0 Comments

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I have a solution: how about we stop focusing on what we can't control, and start focusing on what we can? To truly empower female athletes, we have to stop pulling the female card. Here is a list of controllables to start today: 1. Strength train 2. Fuel with...

19 Apr Are We Truly Empowering Female Athletes?

Posted at 14:03h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Uncategorized by erica 1 Comment

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The same people who say they're empowering female athletes, are dis-empowering them. It's sad because in the past decade, female athletes have made incredible strides. On the performance training front, girls have become more motivated to get in the gym and lift. There's less of a fear of...

11 Feb ACL Injury Reduction: Research Says All Girls are Required to Strength Train

Posted at 15:44h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Strength Training, Uncategorized by erica 2 Comments

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"Hand a girl a barbell and change her life." - Emily Neff, Female Athlete Performance Coach I couldn't agree with my colleague more. All female athletes must strength train. It's non-negotiable. Not only does strength training improve performance, it also decreases chance of ACL injury by 50%. Strength...

28 Dec Middle School Female Soccer Players: When It’s Too Much

Posted at 15:24h in ACL Injuries, Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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In 11 years of coaching young female soccer players, I continue to be flabbergasted by how many messages I get from parents about their daughters' overuse injuries. It sucks. It's bad. I'm tired. "Our daughter has had knee pain for several months," say several concerned parents. "Our daughter has a...

07 Nov Female Athlete Menstrual Cycle and ACL Injury Risk

Posted at 15:04h in ACL Injuries, ACL Injury Prevention, Blog, Female Athletes, Menstrual Cycle, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"Joint laxity increases during the cycle!" "Females are more susceptible to ACL!" "Their hormones are crazy!" Blah, blah, blah. We've heard these phrases time and time again regarding the female athlete and risk for ACL injury, but look. I'm ready to discuss actionable solutions that empower her: - Year-round resistance...