In - house training for dogs, staff, and volunteers,
directed by a professional trainer, to enhance adoptability.
Although each of the teams using the PEP exercise program had a dedicated athletic training staff, the success reported in the earlier study in reducing ACL injuries among 14 - to 18 - year - old competitive female club soccer players - who ordinarily do not benefit from
direct oversight from certified athletic
trainers (ATCs) or physical therapists - suggest that the program may benefit other age groups and levels of play where
direct oversight
by medical
professionals is far less common.