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Lower leg warm up

Lower leg warm-up

Women and girls have higher rates of lower-leg injuries, especially knee (including ACL) and ankle injuries. Warm-up programmes that combine strength, balance, landing and change-of-direction exercises are proven to reduce these injuries. They help every player, so use them with your whole team.

How to use these exercises

  • Every session: make them part of your warm-up before every training and game.
  • Quality first: coach good technique. Knees over toes, soft landings and controlled movement.
  • Keep it going: the benefits come from doing them regularly, all season.

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