Injury in youth sports continue to climb. Coach Sarah Walls shares tips on how to identify possible trouble before it becomes a major injury in her Parent’s Field Guide to Spotting Trouble.
Importance of Deceleration in Athletics
Building Armor: Strength is Corrective
Breathing Drills
Running Sports: Groin Prehab
Coaching Vertical Jump with a Valgus Collapse
Ahhh, the knee cave, my old friend. This, by far, is the most common strength and movement pattern deficit I see in developing athletes. More officially known as a valgus position of the knee, it signifies not only a severe lack of specific and general strength, but also may be an indicator of poor body control overall (due to other common muscular strength deficits that generally come as part of the "package").