Reduce the risk of ACL Injuries
Outline of Santa Monica ACL Injury Prevention Program(PDF file format)
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Field Set-up for ACL Prevention Program
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Field Set-up for ACL Prevention Program
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CHESAPEAKE ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER
Comprehensive Orthopedic Care for Your Family
Dear Coach:
I am pleased to introduce the Santa Monica Prevent Injury / Enhance Performance (PEP) program. I have been working with the Santa Monica Orthopedic Group to bring this important Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Knee injury prevention program to Maryland. This has been used at many Division One college soccer programs. The Southern California Soccer Olympic Development Program uses it as well. This Warm-up / Training program has been shown to help reduce the risk of ACL injuries and has the added benefit of improving athletic performance.
As a coach of girls soccer, and father of two soccer players, I am personally as well as professionally aware of the need to reduce injury risk as much as possible.
Over the last several years, it has become increasingly known that in soccer, basketball and other competitive sports, the incidence of ACL injuries in girls / women is many times greater than that seen in men. Extensive research as been done to evaluate the reasons for this and to look for solutions.
Neuromuscular training programs that incorporate agility, plyometrics, avoidance of riskier knee / leg positions combined with overall strengthening have been shown to reduce the incidence of ACL injuries in women. This Santa Monica program is particularly well suited to youth and high school athletics. It is specific, well documented and easy to set up as a warm-up / strengthening program for practices.
Please let me know if I can be of any other assistance to you.
Best wishes for a safe and successful season.
Sincerely yours,
Jim York
Comprehensive Orthopedic Care for Your Family
Dear Coach:
I am pleased to introduce the Santa Monica Prevent Injury / Enhance Performance (PEP) program. I have been working with the Santa Monica Orthopedic Group to bring this important Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Knee injury prevention program to Maryland. This has been used at many Division One college soccer programs. The Southern California Soccer Olympic Development Program uses it as well. This Warm-up / Training program has been shown to help reduce the risk of ACL injuries and has the added benefit of improving athletic performance.
As a coach of girls soccer, and father of two soccer players, I am personally as well as professionally aware of the need to reduce injury risk as much as possible.
Over the last several years, it has become increasingly known that in soccer, basketball and other competitive sports, the incidence of ACL injuries in girls / women is many times greater than that seen in men. Extensive research as been done to evaluate the reasons for this and to look for solutions.
Neuromuscular training programs that incorporate agility, plyometrics, avoidance of riskier knee / leg positions combined with overall strengthening have been shown to reduce the incidence of ACL injuries in women. This Santa Monica program is particularly well suited to youth and high school athletics. It is specific, well documented and easy to set up as a warm-up / strengthening program for practices.
Please let me know if I can be of any other assistance to you.
Best wishes for a safe and successful season.
Sincerely yours,
Jim York