Female athletes are up to six times more likely to experience a knee injury than male athletes of the same age.

Long considered a contact-based injury in which colliding athletes undergo a knee trauma due to the impact, recent research has shown that has many as 70% of ACL injuries are actually non-contact related.

This means that the vast majority of ACL injuries in young athletes are due to strength deficiencies or improper jumping and landing mechanics.

Well-designed strength and conditioning programs have shown to be the number one preventative agent in reducing the incidents of ACL injuries in young athletes.

STRIDES Performance & Wellness, Inc. is a sport training facility that works specifically with young athletes on strength and conditioning programs intended to reduce the risk of injuries incurred in sport as well as dramatically enhance the performance of on-field or on-court play.

STRIDES, which is currently housed in the Northampton Athletic Club, trains local young athletes ranging from high school basketball and football players to young golfers and recreational athletes.

Serving Pioneer Valley’s young athletes for 5 years, STRIDES trained athletes have experienced no ACL or other related knee injuries.  Injury rates among STRIDES trained athletes are significantly lower than other young athletes in the greater Pioneer Valley.

More than 50% of sport related injuries have been prevented by STRIDES training programs.

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Occurrence of ACL Injuries in Youth Sports Hits All-Time High

More than 70% of injuries are preventable with proper training