{"id":196,"date":"2009-04-10T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2009-04-10T07:37:19","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T14:37:19","slug":"acl-injury-prevention-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"ACL Injury Prevention (Part 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the last part of my ACL series (for now anyway).\u00a0 Today, I want to share a simple drill for teaching athletes to decelerate properly when moving side to side.\u00a0 So many kids lack the ability to slow momentum correctly at high speeds.\u00a0 Rather than stay low, they often tend to remain upright.<\/p>\n<p>This posture not only reduces power and quickness, but it also increases injury risk.\u00a0 You see, it is darn near impossible to tear your ACL when the knee is flexed near 90 degrees.\u00a0 The knee is more at risk when the flexion angle is closer to 30 degrees (in general) when examining non-contact injuries.\u00a0 Teaching athletes to stay low will improve force generation, change\u00a0of direction speed and reduce injuries.<\/p>\n<p>So, in today&#8217;s video I will show you how to do just that.\u00a0 Keep in mind this drill can be done for quickness (shorter strides), power (longer strides) or just form work (shown here).<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"viddlervideo-18362-b41d84c\" class=\"viddlervideo\"><p><a href=\"#viddlervideo-18362-b41d84c\" onclick=\"loadViddlerVideo('18362','b41d84c','player',437,370);\" title=\"Click to play this video.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn-thumbs.viddler.com\/e2\/thumbnail_2_b41d84c.jpg\" alt=\"Video thumbnail.\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"#viddlervideo-18362-b41d84c\" onclick=\"loadViddlerVideo('18362','b41d84c','player',437,370);\" return false;\">Click to play this video.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed these videos and want more information on my exact training program to prevent ACL injuries, you can pre order my DVD now.\u00a0 It will\u00a0normally retail\u00a0for $34.95, but if you\u00a0pre order now, you can get it for just $19.95.\u00a0\u00a0 I will throw in free shipping anywhere in the US too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-197\" title=\"fitknees_injuryprevention_productset\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/fitknees_injuryprevention_productset.jpg\" alt=\"fitknees_injuryprevention_productset\" width=\"228\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/fitknees_injuryprevention_productset.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.brianschiff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/fitknees_injuryprevention_productset-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To order, simply go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BrianSchiff.com\">www.BrianSchiff.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the last part of my ACL series (for now anyway).\u00a0 Today, I want to share a simple drill for teaching athletes to decelerate properly when moving side to side.\u00a0 So many kids lack the ability to slow momentum correctly at high speeds.\u00a0 Rather than stay low, they often tend to remain upright. 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