Soccer and ACL tears

[Anonymous]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/magazine/acl-tear-women-girl-sports.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.ZvJo.LNx-OHErtipw&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Thought you folks would find the article informative.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/magazine/acl-tear-women-girl-sports.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.ZvJo.LNx-OHErtipw&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Thought you folks would find the article informative.

thanks for sharing. Very informative. Interesting that its not only a U.S. problem.

Seems to be a mix of overuse and freak/contact injuries

[Anonymous]

Every parent and club should read this article. Having the right shoes/right surface matters. Doing certain training/exercise matters. Both can reduce -- but not eliminate -- the risk.

[Anonymous]

Sadly, we witnessed one just on Sunday at a U13 game

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, we witnessed one just on Sunday at a U13 game

Oh man, that is awful. If it isnt disclosing too much, would you happen to know the field type? One key thing this article missed are cleats. This is huge as I do think there is some correlation between the increase of turf fields and parents using the wrong cleats.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, we witnessed one just on Sunday at a U13 game

Oh man, that is awful. If it isnt disclosing too much, would you happen to know the field type? One key thing this article missed are cleats. This is huge as I do think there is some correlation between the increase of turf fields and parents using the wrong cleats.

I'm not DMV so yes - it was turf (new turf at a nice facility, not some shady stuff). It was completely non-contact - just taking a FK and just landing awkwardly I guess, because she went down instantly in pain screaming. No clue on the cleats, but this was a high level game so I'd expect they had proper footwear.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, we witnessed one just on Sunday at a U13 game

Oh man, that is awful. If it isnt disclosing too much, would you happen to know the field type? One key thing this article missed are cleats. This is huge as I do think there is some correlation between the increase of turf fields and parents using the wrong cleats.

I'm not DMV so yes - it was turf (new turf at a nice facility, not some shady stuff). It was completely non-contact - just taking a FK and just landing awkwardly I guess, because she went down instantly in pain screaming. No clue on the cleats, but this was a high level game so I'd expect they had proper footwear.

Newer turf can actually grab more than turf that is matted down. I am not using science, so may completely be wrong. Interesting about the field, but not surprising. 10-1 she was wearing grass cleats. If you find out, let me know if my guess is right.

[Anonymous]

If these injury prevention warm ups have shown over and over again to significantly reduce the incidence of ACL tears, it’s a tragedy that they aren’t a routine part of every child’s soccer team training. Honestly stop making excuses on logistics and just do it.

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Anonymous wrote:If these injury prevention warm ups have shown over and over again to significantly reduce the incidence of ACL tears, it’s a tragedy that they aren’t a routine part of every child’s soccer team training. Honestly stop making excuses on logistics and just do it.

Its a multi dimensional issue, not just a dynamic warm up that most kids don’t do correctly. What FIFA produced about acl prevention is borderline worthless.