PREVENTION TRAINING

The term “injury prevention”, i.e. active protection against injuries, is also important for everyone - especially after such a long compulsory soccer break.

ARE INJURIES PART OF SOCCER?

It's down to business in soccer: racy air duels, straddles at waist level or do-or-die duels as the last man.

Injuries are necessarily inevitable. A look at the statistics books reveals the lower extremity in particular as an injury hotspot. Injuries to the knee joint (14%), ankle (14%) and thigh muscles (25%) often mean the end of the season for many soccer players.

While muscle injuries tend to have a very good prognosis in terms of playing ability, ligament injuries are often associated with a longer break from playing. Severe joint cartilage damage can often even be associated with the end of a career.

WITH EVERY DAMAGE, THE RISK OF SECONDARY INJURIES OFTEN INCREASES

It is now considered certain that with any damage to the ligamentous apparatus (this applies in particular to ankle injuries), the risk of subsequent injuries also increases.

This means that anyone who has had to suffer an injury is now more susceptible to it.

This often creates a vicious circle from which many soccer players cannot escape.

PREVENTION TRAINING AS EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST INJURIES

What is usually missing in this case is adequate control and control of the damaged joint. Incidentally, this does not primarily mean a clean monopod on a wobbly board. It is primarily about controlling movements in everyday and in-game situations.

In addition to strengthening and dynamism, our training approach is also about starting where movement occurs — in the central nervous system (CNS).

With targeted training exercises, movement sequences can be optimized and weak points that are invisible to the eye can be combated.

The best thing about prevention training:

You can do it alongside team training and games because the intensity is low compared to the GAMECHANGER.

FASTER, HIGHER, FURTHER:
IS SOCCER CHANGING — TO THE DETRIMENT OF ATHLETES?

Football has changed enormously in the last decade like hardly any other sport.

The days when “the emperor” was allowed to dance from his own sixteen to well into the opposing half without contact with the enemy, was allowed to play an outside instep pass with recognition value and then trotted comfortably back into his Libero position are now over.

Pressing, counterpressing and intensive defense across the entire playing field — the mileage of today's players has exploded. But not only the number of kilometers reeled off, but also the so-called “Hard Runs” (i.e. the explosive sprints) have increased enormously.

More mileage, significantly more dynamism and significantly harder combat performance — all of this is pure stress for our joints.

Here is a small overview table of movement patterns that you primarily perform during games or training sessions.

If there is also poor space, injuries can occur.