Power Up To Play

The number of operations in young sports players has increased by 2000%, specifically a 29 times increase in ACL operations-some frightening statistics.

I have recently had discussions with the Power Up To Play team.
“Power Up To Play is an initiative from SKIPP charity set-up by medical professionals. Our aim is to improve young player welfare in grassroots sport through prevention of serious knee injuries.
Youth knee injuries requiring surgery have increased 29 fold in last 20 years. 50% of these could be prevented by the regular use of a simple warm-up programme.” (https://poweruptoplay.org/)

As I have detailed before the warm up for me is really important and a good way to get some conditioning into each session as well as improve the movement mechanics of individuals.  The Power Up To Play warm up is a validated series of exercises designed to significantly decrease injury risk in young sports performers.  It takes 10 minutes and is particularly designed for participants in football, netball, rugby, hockey, basketball but can apply to many others.

If you are looking for an alternative to the Nordic curl, due to the surface you are warming up on or for general comfort, an alternative is the Single Leg Stiff Legged Deadlift, a tutorial of which can be found below from my You Tube Channel:

For more information on Power Up To Play click on the link below:
Power Up To Play – Helping prevent knee injuries in youth sport