231. ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: Taking Action with Erica Suter

On today’s episode, Erica Suter and I sat down to talk about ACTIONABLE steps girl athletes and parents can take to reduce the risk of (ACL) injuries.
The truth is, that injury risk can’t be boiled down to one single cause - it’s multi-factoral. And the good news is, that there are a number of controllable things that girl athletes can do to reduce their risk of injury and achieve optimal performance.
In this episode you’ll learn:

How to be empowered when thinking about injury risk
The importance of learning movement skills at a young age
Why all girl athletes should strength train year round
How to manage the sport load
The importance of sleep, recovery, and nutrition for optimal mental and physical health

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