Sentences with phrase «female soccer athletes»

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It is particularly important for female athletes, who are predisposed to instability or dislocation of the kneecap (patella), pain and problems under the kneecap, and non-contact injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), especially in sports like soccer and basketball that require twisting and cutting.

A new research paper finds the overall rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among high school athletes is significantly higher among females, who are especially likely to experience ACL tears while playing basketball, soccer and lacrosse.

The results of the research paper are consistent with those of a 2013 study which found that, while ACL injuries did not disproportionately affect female high school athletes overall, girls were found to have a significantly higher ACL injury rate than boys in sex - comparable sports (soccer, basketball, and baseball / softball), with girls 2 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury playing soccer than any other sport, and 4 times more likely to sustain such an injury playing either soccer or basketball than volleyball or softball.

Both international soccer organization FIFA and the International Basketball Federation only just recently lifted previously imposed bans on head coverings during play — stipulations which made professional sports impossible for women from nations like Saudi Arabia and Iran, both of which demand female athletes wear hijabs.

According to statistics kept by the Centers for Disease Control, in 2007, girls» soccer players reported 29,167 concussions, second only to football players.And, a study published in the Jan. 2011 edition of theJournal of Athletic Training said female athletes experience more physical long - term symptoms than male athletes.

Dr. Bert Mandelbaum, the team physician for U.S. Soccer national teams, has been a pioneer in researching ACL injury trends among female athletes and creating injury prevention methods for soccer players.

At the college level, one in ten young female athletes participating in sports such as soccer, volleyball, and -LSB-...]

ACL tears are 4 - 8 times greater in young female athletes engaged in jumping, pivoting, and collision sports such as soccer and basketball.

The study included 97 male and female athletes participating in basketball, football, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field and volleyball who were diagnosed with a sport - related concussion between 2008 and 2015.

Differences in muscle structure around female athletes» knees have typically gotten the blame for disparities in knee injuries between the sexes, especially for athletes who play sports such as soccer or basketball that involve a substantial amount of knee twisting, turning, and jerking, says study leader Tenan.

From soccer to tennis, female athletes from every sport proved once again that they are a force to be reckoned with.

She'll be the face of UA's new «I Will What I Want» campaign, along with more famous female athletes: Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, tennis player Sloane Stephens and soccer star Kelley O'Hara.

An aspiring athlete is forced to choose between culturally accepted activities for females and her love for soccer in Bend It Like Beckham.