DVD: "ACL Injury Prevention for Female Athletes"
with Alan Stein
Product Description
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Alan Stein is a Professional Basketball Strength
Coach and owner of StrongerTeam.com; Strength &
Conditioning Coach, Montrose Christian (MD) High School
Females are four to eight times as likely to tear
their ACL as their male counterparts. The highest
rate of incidence occurs with young women from 15-25
years of age that play sports that require quick
change of direction, pivoting and jumping. Coach
Stein's ACL injury prevention program focuses on
safety, technique/form, footwork, low athletic stance,
slow movement strength training, repetitions, time
efficiency and productivity. Stein believes that
agility and footwork training - proper landing,
jumping, starting and stopping mechanics - can prevent
injuries. When an athlete lands, the weight needs to
be equally distributed within the foot, promoting soft
landings. Other key items to watch for are enhanced
balance, body/joint awareness, movement technique,
and muscle strength (especially the hamstring). There
are two main non-contact mechanisms that have been
identified; planting/cutting and straight knee
landing. Dynamic flexibility and plyometrics are the
ideal way to prepare your athletes for competition,
and reduce injury. Next is a look at exercises in the
weight that add strength and durability in athletes.
Stein also shares various symptoms of ACL injuries;
guidelines are the same for women as they are for men.
42 minutes. 2008.
Format: DVD
Alan Stein is a Professional Basketball Strength
Coach and owner of StrongerTeam.com; Strength &
Conditioning Coach, Montrose Christian (MD) High School
Females are four to eight times as likely to tear
their ACL as their male counterparts. The highest
rate of incidence occurs with young women from 15-25
years of age that play sports that require quick
change of direction, pivoting and jumping. Coach
Stein's ACL injury prevention program focuses on
safety, technique/form, footwork, low athletic stance,
slow movement strength training, repetitions, time
efficiency and productivity. Stein believes that
agility and footwork training - proper landing,
jumping, starting and stopping mechanics - can prevent
injuries. When an athlete lands, the weight needs to
be equally distributed within the foot, promoting soft
landings. Other key items to watch for are enhanced
balance, body/joint awareness, movement technique,
and muscle strength (especially the hamstring). There
are two main non-contact mechanisms that have been
identified; planting/cutting and straight knee
landing. Dynamic flexibility and plyometrics are the
ideal way to prepare your athletes for competition,
and reduce injury. Next is a look at exercises in the
weight that add strength and durability in athletes.
Stein also shares various symptoms of ACL injuries;
guidelines are the same for women as they are for men.
42 minutes. 2008.
Format: DVD
