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[ZRod]

Look at how MMA trains. Incorporate some of this. They get their joints attacked in practice and matches and seem to fair alright. Train in a non static position ie multi plane, use suspension trainers, sandbag work, unbalanced loads. Train for functional fitness. Train mobility. Unsure if we don't. Just ideas we could do.

Not that this couldn't help but this would have no bearing on most of the injuries. You don't get a third player to roll up on you from behind in MMA.

Well when someone attacks your joints in MMA it's usually in some kind of lock so it's a slow application of force, not a sudden impact.

 

[HuskerTex]

Explain how coaching is the cause of injuries. I have seen several people claim or imply that poor coaching causes the injurieps. Not figuring out how.

Conditioning, strength, and technique. All of these are coaching responsibility and they all reduce injuries. It's a cop out to say other teams suffer injuries like this because overall they don't. not to the extent we do every year.

Georgia, Florida and Boomer Sooner, all second this post.

Still would like to know what the proper technique is to survive having a 300 lb man roll up into your knee.

Co signed, Spencer Long, Jake cotton, Jeremiah Shirles, Mike Moudy

Pushing people of the line instead of getting pushed backward into the pile. No one rolls on your leg when they're already on their back or in the defense's backfield