Cajuns Women lose two guards to ACL injuries

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It has been a cruel summer for the UL women's basketball team. With two players already recovering from injuries, the team's leading scorer and rebounder have both gone down with ACL injuries

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[ulforlife]

Wow

[sportsfanatic21]

That's brutal

[Boomer]

That's brutal

----Sylva maybe the best pure shooter in UL history and Brook had a tremendous year of improvement-----Damn you never know----At one time some coaches got together and talked about the kids you recruited and who would be left standing---forgot the % but grades, drugs, injuries, G/B friends, poor selection of athletic skills, family, mental situations, etc come into play---just hurts a little more when the good/great kids get injured!!!

[lcitsh]

Sylva maybe the best pure shooter in UL history and Brook had a tremendous year of improvement

-Damn you never know

At one time some coaches got together and talked about the kids you recruited and who would be left standing---forgot the % but grades, drugs, injuries, G/B friends, poor selection of athletic skills, family, mental situations, etc come into play---just hurts a little more when the good/great kids get injured!!!

Not even remotely close.

Garry is going to have to start recruiting players that do not hurt themselves in the off season. And with three players leaving from last year's team, the roster is thin again to start the season.

[Boomer]

Not even remotely close.

Garry is going to have to start recruiting players that do not hurt themselves in the off season. And with three players leaving from last year's team, the roster is thin again to start the season.

----So the names of others?? m Not even remotely---how about 3 point goals??

[CRAWFISH61]

Not even remotely close.

Garry is going to have to start recruiting players that do not hurt themselves in the off season. And with three players leaving from last year's team, the roster is thin again to start the season.

How do you recruit kids that don't get hurt? I don't think Coach says hey let's recruit a few kids that we know will get hurt.

[DannyP]

One could never be as knowledgable as the great lickitish.
Especially not Boomer! lol

Is this where I put "/sarcasm"?

[lcitsh]

----So the names of others?? m Not even remotely---how about 3 point goals??

Let's see, Kim Perrot, Rhonda McCullough, Alyson Habetz, Yolanda Charles, Onna Charles, just to name a very few.

[CajunFan83]

Is there a strength and conditioning issue with women's basketball?

[Boomer]

Let's see, Kim Perrot, Rhonda McCullough, Alyson Habetz, Yolanda Charles, Onna Charles, just to name a very few.

----Stats please---and I do respect your choices!! Love Alyson as we were inducted into the UL H of F together but 3 point shooting???

[CajunJack55]

It has nothing to do with recruiting. You can do more ACL specific conditioning and exercises in order to help prevent it, which I would imagine they do now.

Not sure if it's true or not, maybe some of you PT or Kines guys can answer, but I have always heard that women athletes are a lot more likely to have ACL injuries than male athletes.

[ulXrunner]

The risk is higher in females. Some is associated to females having different biomechanics. Typically, women knees tend to be more turned in or toward the midline of the body.

[Cajun90]

Not sure if it's true or not, maybe some of you PT or Kines guys can answer, but I have always heard that women athletes are a lot more likey to have ACL injuries than male athletes.

Unfortunately it is true (daughter tore her ACL a year ago) and the majority of ACL injuries (especially women) are non-contact injuries. Over the past couple of years it has started gaining a lot of attention in the medical community. Assessment programs are being developed to try and determine who is more prone to ACL injuries along with exercise programs to help prevent them. I know in soccer there are some clubs and teams that are teaching specific techniques on how to avoid knee injuries.