EP.96 - The Future for AFLW, ACL Injuries and the effect of professionalism on Junior Athletes

EP.96 - The Future for AFLW, ACL Injuries and the effect of professionalism on Junior Athletes   With the recent talk and media coverage surround ACL injury rates in Australia and the growing popularity of the AFLW this episode is timely advice to junior athletes across the country. We lay out some historical context and make predictions about how the injury rates are going to change over the next 3-5 years.   Resources to go with this one: The original article out of The Age (22 April 2018) https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-endures-epidemic-of-preventable-acl-injuries-20180421-p4zay6.html The importance of getting your sporting load management right http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/acute-chronic-workload-ratio?rq=acute%20 The history of AFL (as a hybrid game invented for Cricketers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football   You can find our warm up 2.0 guide on the home page of our website. This warm-up will work brilliantly as an AFL ACL prevention program in the absence of an official program. www.coreadvantage.com.au