Key elements in preventing injuries in soccer

 

First, a soccer coach should be aware that not all soccer injuries are preventable.

However, some injuries of knee or ankle sprains are relatively easy to prevent in soccer through exercises practiced on a regular basis.

 

The key elements that should not miss on a program of preventing injuries in soccer are:

1. Training of the trunk. This training includes not only the muscles of the trunk itself (abdominal and back extensors), but also those of the pelvic area. The maintenance of stability in the trunk is essential to prevent injury to the lower extremities - especially in the knee joint.

2. Control and neuromuscular balance. Neuromuscular control is composed of a set of systems that interact and integrate:

 

 

-Muscle actions. Static, dynamic and reactive -Muscle activations. Eccentric rather than concentric -Coordination. Muscle multiarticulares -Stabilization -Body position -Balance -Ability to advance -Muscle actions. Static, dynamic and reactive   -Muscle activations. Eccentric rather than concentric   -Coordination. Muscle multi articular   -Stabilization   -Body position   -Balance   -Ability to advance     3. Plyometric and agility. Plyometric exercises are those that make muscle to reach its maximum strength in the shortest possible time. In the practice of the game of football many concentric contractions continue rapidly to eccentric contractions. This is why they have to practice specific functional exercises that emphasize this rapid change in the action of the muscle. The objective of the plyometric training is the reduce the time between the end of the eccentric contraction and the beginning of the concentric contraction of the muscles. The plyometric, offers the ability to practice a mode biomechanically correct movement patterns, strengthen the muscle, tendon and ligament in a functional way     A good football coach should be aware of the importance of the players as his club's main asset, trying as far as possible avoid its injury including preventive exercises into their training sessions.     A good soccer coach should be aware of the importance of the players as his club's main asset, trying as far as possible avoid its injury including preventive exercises into their training sessions.