KnightTime05

Some people think that some girls are more prone to damaging the ACL than others. Prevention can help reduce injury to the ACL, but is not guaranteed. A good strength program along with proper warm up and stretching will help decrease the number of injuries, not only to the ACL but to other body parts as well. The muscles that help take the stress off of the knee joint are the quads, hamstring, hip abductors, hip adductors, hip extensors, hip flexors, and recently found out that the glutes also help. Also, especially in basketball, athletes have to be taught to land "soft". By this I mean to not land with your legs fully extended (straight). This helps reduce the number of hyperextension injuries in the knee, which is one mechanism that injures the ACL. Foot orthotics have been shown in the past to help reduce leg injuries such as shin splints, knee and ankle injuries, back injuries, and hip injuries. Think of the body as a stack of blocks. If all the blocks are straight then the stack is stable, if one block is off then the whole stack is unstable. Since the base of the body starts at the feet then you should protect your feet by taking good care of them. Identify if you have flat feet or high arches. If you do then a good orthotic would be a good decision. Now, just because you do all of this does not mean you will NEVER have a knee injury. Some people have asked me if there is a brace that will eliminate ACL injuries. The answer is NO. There is not a brace that will COMPLETELY eliminate ACL injuries, but there are braces to help reduce ACL injuries.

First it's not "Trainer" its "Athletic Trainer". The etiology (study of the cause of an illness or injury) with female ACL injuries has been studied for quite sometime now. There has been research done as to why females are more prone for non-contact ACL injuries as opposed to their male counterparts. First, females have an increased Q-angle in their knee (this angle is measured by drawing a line from the ASIS through the center of the knee cap, and another line drawn from the tibial tubercle(the notch below your knee cap) through the center of the knee cap. then is measured and normally its 17 degrees plus or minus 3 degrees) Females also have wider hips for pregnancy reasons and this causes their knee to have a more valgus (knock-kneed) look. Also when ACL injuries occur its from a hyperextension of the knee. Another mechanism is when an athlete gets a blow to the outside of the knee and completely tears the MCL and the blow keeps moving the knee to an internal movement then you get damage to the ACL. Prevention is key, but not always 100% guarenteed you won't get injured.

Stu you crack me up. Here is the strength of schedule rankings. Ryan is not that far ahead. We will see Friday.. 1. Harpeth Hall 59.9% 2. BGA 55.2% 3. Ensworth 52.3% 4. Brentwood Academy 51.3% 5. Webb School 47.9% 6. St. Cecilia Academy 45.9% 7. Father Ryan 45.5% 8. Univ School of Nashville 43.5% 9. Pope John Paul II 41.7% 10. Davidson Academy 38.6% 11. St. Andrew's - Sewanee 30.2%

Should be a good atmosphere, and good food /hungry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":hungry:" border="0" alt="hungry.gif" /> ... I hope it's a good game. The Knights are playing really well right now. They have stepped up their defense!! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

WOW that team from Ohio who is #1 beat 9 Nationally and regional ranked teams this year.. Can you say strength of schedule!!

Wilson from JPII

January 25th JPII and Ravenwood face off!! JPII is outscoring their opponents 69-10 this year!!

Best player in Sumner County!!!

Best Hockey teams in the State who are they? My opinion is Pope John Paul II HS ..

It will probably come out in Wednesday or Friday's paper

Wesley Tate from Pope John Paul II HS was named Sumner County Offensive Player of the Year...

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Although Staph is a problem, MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) Is getting more attention now days. The reason MRSA is getting more attention is because MRSA is Resistant to antibiotics. The same antibiotics that are used to treat Staph are non effective to MRSA which is why its deadly. The ways to prevent this are quite simple, but can be complicated when you go to another school's gym and they do not practice this same hygiene as you do. Clean mats BEFORE and AFTER practice and matches. Make kids take a shower BEFORE they leave the school. Make them wash their practice gear (including head gear) after EVERY practice.

who won? and How did Mcguffie do?

wow thats a nice stadium

BAND A SPORT?!?! /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> NO ITS NOT!!!

Jim Rome without a doubt /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" />

Yes. Not sure what station. This is MBA's 1000 th game.

JPII 1 BGA 0

WOOPS!!! Check at the FINAL Poll.. JPII was # 1..Thank you we have the plaque to prove it.. JPII did not have 2 losses in 2005. That was 2 ties.. and in the final poll JPII was # 1

Yeah since the game of Soccer has changed so much since 2005 And "Close" to #1 is NOT #1

Yes the 2005 JPII team did go undefeated?

They were pretty special. I would just like to know has any other team EVER in Tennessee gone undefeated, won the State Championship and finished # 1 in the nation??

2005 JPII Team undefeated, State Champs, National Champs. There was NO ONE who achieved more than this team!!! PERIOD In 2005 JPII finished the season ranked #1

2005 JPII Team undefeated, State Champs, National Champs. There was NO ONE who achieved more than this team!!! PERIOD