Injuries, strength & conditioning, etc.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:40 pm
League putting AFLW players at risk: High-performance coach
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/lea ... 541zg.html
"Knee injuries have long been an issue in women’s sport, with studies finding women are anywhere between twice and 10 times as likely to tear an ACL compared to men.
The AFL has undertaken several initiatives in recent years to address this problem, working with La Trobe University to undertake research into the area, while also developing a “Prep to Play” program to help with injury prevention exercises. The league has also indicated it is keen to explore a possible link between the menstrual cycle and ACL injuries.
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“The women’s sporting world tends to not value the number of staff that are required to be able to run a good program, that means a number of strength and conditioning coaches and physios working full-time and together in a more comprehensive environment,” Wilmot told The Age.
“From grassroots right until you get to AFLW, they just do not do enough plyometric jumping training and landing training to prepare themselves for a game of AFL. And that’s a lot of time because they’re not exposed to a strength and conditioning coach of a calibre that can teach that.
“A lot of that stuff is best done by experienced coaches but the AFLW just won’t allocate the money for that, so they choose to tick a box by putting a third-year or a graduate in there to do it.”
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Wilmot is now working as an independent high-performance coach in Sydney."
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/lea ... 541zg.html
"Knee injuries have long been an issue in women’s sport, with studies finding women are anywhere between twice and 10 times as likely to tear an ACL compared to men.
The AFL has undertaken several initiatives in recent years to address this problem, working with La Trobe University to undertake research into the area, while also developing a “Prep to Play” program to help with injury prevention exercises. The league has also indicated it is keen to explore a possible link between the menstrual cycle and ACL injuries.
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“The women’s sporting world tends to not value the number of staff that are required to be able to run a good program, that means a number of strength and conditioning coaches and physios working full-time and together in a more comprehensive environment,” Wilmot told The Age.
“From grassroots right until you get to AFLW, they just do not do enough plyometric jumping training and landing training to prepare themselves for a game of AFL. And that’s a lot of time because they’re not exposed to a strength and conditioning coach of a calibre that can teach that.
“A lot of that stuff is best done by experienced coaches but the AFLW just won’t allocate the money for that, so they choose to tick a box by putting a third-year or a graduate in there to do it.”
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Wilmot is now working as an independent high-performance coach in Sydney."