A healthy start...

It seems like at the beginning of each season we see an increase in the number of stress related injuries - pulled hamstrings, strained quads, tender hip flexors and so on. As we are getting this season kicked off, I thought it might be helpful to pass this along. Please have your daughters look at this.

I came across this recently, and I've found it to be a robust routine to warm-up or cool-down or to work on flexibility. All you need is a foam roller and a lacrosse ball (or alpha ball) and about 15 minutes. 

Here's a youtube video that walks you through the whole routine. It's called the "Limber 11."

If you don't feel like sitting through the whole youtube video (it's 20 minutes), then here's a page that shows all 11 movements in .gifs. 

While we are ramping up the work load over the next few weeks, try to work in the Limber 11 before or after training. There's no reason why you can't do this every day.