https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... ing-crisiscoda wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:38 amMost the ACC is carrying 50+ players. (Duke 51 on the official roster, UVA - 49, and Cuse 53, ND 58, UNC - 60)MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:12 amohhh, I wasn't suggesting that injuries are what is causing/justifying swollen rosters. Just that a big driver of the injuries is over work, lots more reps overall, more stress on growing bodies.coda wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:07 amMight be the other way. This is teen and preteen. Does not explain College lacrosse rosters exploding. Interesting soccer is emphasized and girls are twice as likely likely to injure an ACL.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:56 pmover worked.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:28 pmhttps://www.uclahealth.org/news/acl-tea ... 0increases.
I do understand why, for competitive reasons, rosters 40-45 make sense over 30-35, but I don't see the return on 50+, 60+
I was suggesting that the reason more youth athletes are tearing their ACLs is due to more sedentary lifestyles and specialization compared to 20-30 years ago. Mobility and muscle development (proper) can greatly reduce injuries. Free play that used to be so common, does not happen as much. That used to stress the body in multiple ways and directions. Lot of kids are sitting around the house and just hitting a single sport, that may not give the variety of different stresses on the body to develop a well rounded body. I do not think kids are more active today compared to the 70s/80s, when many kids grew up coming home from school and went outside until the street lights went on. That is just my theory on the matter
saw this awhile back from in the uk. 29x!!! they theorize fewer different sports, more sedentary. then jump into their sport/practice/game. and a lack of proper stretching.
injuries may add a player or 2, but the 50%+ jump in some places is just a product of demand, and then increased competitiveness and support allowing it to happen. managing 55-60 guys sounds like a situation you don't really want to be in, but some coaches are ok with the tradeoff.