On a female leg there is more of a valgus thrust on their knees due to their natural hip shape. Also hormonal changes everymonth can weaken connective tissue. The studs on boots dont help, i wore blades back in 2004 and it was great for straight line running, turning and twisting however....more area on the stud so i snapped my ACL and MCL...11 operations later!!! McL was the issue. Pitches are like snooker tables nowadays too, training like athletes, it doesnt suit a lot of players.
I have to laugh at them saying they're playing so many games now. Your average Women's League is what? 18 games? There's nowhere near the same number of European games for the top teams as there is for top male teams, there's not as many international games as there are for male teams. Women play probably less than half the number of games men play in a season, and they want equal pay, for one thing. Women are built very differently to men, people need to accept that. They're talking about changing pitches. In what way? Women play on the same pitches as men now. it's not as though they're playing on ploughed fields like they maybe were 20 years ago(but men were playing on ploughed fields 30+ years ago), it's top class surfaces. Design boots specifically for them? Ok, but as that Dr said, many women are knock kneed, there's more pressure on their knee and hip joints, they're very simply not built for the sudden shift of weight which comes with changing direction quickly when playing football. Perhaps they need to adapt the game, rather than adapting the player. For years now i've said they should be playing on smaller pitches (10 yards shorter, 5 yards narrower), they need smaller goals, playing with a smaller ball would help them too(size 3), they should also be playing 35minute halves. All of that would put far less stress on their bodies. They still play 35-40 minute halves for male teams under 16 because it puts less strain on the young players, but those under 16's would still demolish any women's team in the world over 90 minutes. They're looking at this alleged problem wrong. You cannot change how women are built, so they need to change their game to suit women.
You may be onto something here. You may also be very wrong. You claim that women are "very simply not built for the sudden shift of weight which comes with changing direction quickly when playing football". If this were true, it would mean that the samme problem with female athletes being so plagued by ACL injuries would be prevalent in other sports that demand the same kind of sudden movement. Like tennis or handball. As far as I'm aware, there are very few ACL injuries amongst top female tennis players. There are definitely a few more amongst handball players, but nothing close like what we see in football. So I think you're simply assuming something that happens to be wrong on that specific point. When it comes to the rest of what you say, I am not necessarily going to disagree, but I think it is important to underline that we don't yet know enough about this to really be certain of which measures are the right ones to address the issue of way too many ACL injuries in women's football. Let us do the research first, and then let's have the discussion based on the data.
@@TheSluremus In regards Tennis or Handball, those surfaces are very different to a football pitch, which is far softer, this does drastically affect the weight shift. Let me know when you conduct your research.
@@TheSluremus Oh, sorry. The way you were presenting yourself, i thought you were one of those conducting the testing. As for what my profession is, that is none of your concern i'm afraid to say. Since you'll have nothing else to add, i wish you well.
This was the main argument when the army were talking about putting women into combat roles. They said that in training not only were they not performing to the same standard, but they were dropping like flies with injuries.
If it's seven times more likely then you need to get looking into why and also how to prevent it, you can increase the strength and flexibility which will prevent injuries, I suggest it's something that's focused on.
@@davethomas3791 This is true. However a large amount of those ACL injuries have been non-contact. I've been living in the states for the past 25 years and been watching American Football for about 20. When they changed the field to use artificial grass instead of real grass, there was a large increase in those ACL injuries' because the artificial grass doesn't have the same kind of give that real grass does. A lot of the players and the NFLPA (Players Association) have been advocating to go back to grass for this reason.
Lets spend hundreds of millions to find out that men and women aren't built the same. When women try to play a men's game they quickly find out they aren't built for it. You don't need to give millions to shoe companies just take a knife and cut the cleat height and numbers down yourself. Coaches used to do this with kids sports 40 years ago.
Why does everyone talk about needing more research to find answers? We can all acknowledge that there are physiological differences between men and women, and that men are stronger and faster. So why is the same size 5 football used by men and women? I’m sure if you imposed a bigger, heavier football on the men’s game there would be concern voiced about possible injuries being incurred. I think the wear and tear occurs over a period of time kicking with an open foot and it’s a mistake to believe that all acl injuries occur in the one incident. Many of which often occur in seemingly innocuous circumstances.
About the ball size, is very light now a days, honestly don't think that is a problem but women would never go for a smaller or even lighter ball, same goes for smaller fields or goals, they will never accept it because in their minds it would make them less than men, forget about the fact that we are different.
On of the experts talks about shorter studs because the field have to much give, men normally used to play with six stud shoes when the field was wet in the past, the studs were longer than the normal ones, so I honestly don't get it, and about all the needs, as it is now, the game is not profitable for most women leagues, there are simple not enough fans, I hear all the time that women want equality but women don't support the teams, I hear plenty of men saying lets go watch the game, never hear a group of women say the same.
@@DIRTYBenders4 if their bodies aren’t up for it, how are they able to play full-length matches, possibly including extra time, penalties and sudden death? You’re saying what you’re saying in bad faith.
This conversation about injuries and the way it's been approached is amateurish at best. The women's game has been professional for a number of years now and here they are talking about the shortcomings of the footwear and how it's being designed on a man's foot. How come other womens sports don't seem to have this problem but football does. Laughable 😅
Do you know how long they been playing? the fact is that when you practice a sport there is always the risk of injury, the doctor on the video said it clearly, seven times more likely than a man to have ACL rupture, is not the shoes, not the fields or quantity of games, is just our bodies. @@scottw.3258
well, the role of women is to give birth and take care of the babies not to play football. It's normal that they are more likely to get injured when they are doing something they are not supposed to do
On a female leg there is more of a valgus thrust on their knees due to their natural hip shape. Also hormonal changes everymonth can weaken connective tissue. The studs on boots dont help, i wore blades back in 2004 and it was great for straight line running, turning and twisting however....more area on the stud so i snapped my ACL and MCL...11 operations later!!! McL was the issue. Pitches are like snooker tables nowadays too, training like athletes, it doesnt suit a lot of players.
Anybody else sick to death of having women's football rammed down there throat just can't watch it have turn it of
Good report. Thanks.
I have to laugh at them saying they're playing so many games now. Your average Women's League is what? 18 games? There's nowhere near the same number of European games for the top teams as there is for top male teams, there's not as many international games as there are for male teams. Women play probably less than half the number of games men play in a season, and they want equal pay, for one thing.
Women are built very differently to men, people need to accept that. They're talking about changing pitches. In what way? Women play on the same pitches as men now. it's not as though they're playing on ploughed fields like they maybe were 20 years ago(but men were playing on ploughed fields 30+ years ago), it's top class surfaces. Design boots specifically for them? Ok, but as that Dr said, many women are knock kneed, there's more pressure on their knee and hip joints, they're very simply not built for the sudden shift of weight which comes with changing direction quickly when playing football. Perhaps they need to adapt the game, rather than adapting the player.
For years now i've said they should be playing on smaller pitches (10 yards shorter, 5 yards narrower), they need smaller goals, playing with a smaller ball would help them too(size 3), they should also be playing 35minute halves. All of that would put far less stress on their bodies. They still play 35-40 minute halves for male teams under 16 because it puts less strain on the young players, but those under 16's would still demolish any women's team in the world over 90 minutes.
They're looking at this alleged problem wrong. You cannot change how women are built, so they need to change their game to suit women.
Well said
You may be onto something here. You may also be very wrong. You claim that women are "very simply not built for the sudden shift of weight which comes with changing direction quickly when playing football". If this were true, it would mean that the samme problem with female athletes being so plagued by ACL injuries would be prevalent in other sports that demand the same kind of sudden movement. Like tennis or handball. As far as I'm aware, there are very few ACL injuries amongst top female tennis players. There are definitely a few more amongst handball players, but nothing close like what we see in football. So I think you're simply assuming something that happens to be wrong on that specific point.
When it comes to the rest of what you say, I am not necessarily going to disagree, but I think it is important to underline that we don't yet know enough about this to really be certain of which measures are the right ones to address the issue of way too many ACL injuries in women's football. Let us do the research first, and then let's have the discussion based on the data.
@@TheSluremus In regards Tennis or Handball, those surfaces are very different to a football pitch, which is far softer, this does drastically affect the weight shift.
Let me know when you conduct your research.
@@scottw.3258 I’ll leave that to the professionals. I’m sure they’ll let you know. What is your profession?
@@TheSluremus Oh, sorry. The way you were presenting yourself, i thought you were one of those conducting the testing. As for what my profession is, that is none of your concern i'm afraid to say.
Since you'll have nothing else to add, i wish you well.
This was the main argument when the army were talking about putting women into combat roles. They said that in training not only were they not performing to the same standard, but they were dropping like flies with injuries.
If it's seven times more likely then you need to get looking into why and also how to prevent it, you can increase the strength and flexibility which will prevent injuries, I suggest it's something that's focused on.
@@DIRTYBenders4 I mean women play rugby and take way worse hits and abuse to their bodies than football, they just need to toughen up and get stronger
@@DIRTYBenders4tell that to American Footballers. ACL injury common over there.
@@davethomas3791 This is true. However a large amount of those ACL injuries have been non-contact. I've been living in the states for the past 25 years and been watching American Football for about 20. When they changed the field to use artificial grass instead of real grass, there was a large increase in those ACL injuries' because the artificial grass doesn't have the same kind of give that real grass does. A lot of the players and the NFLPA (Players Association) have been advocating to go back to grass for this reason.
@@AlloyOzz08 Good idea. Do you know a good grass species that grows indoors by any chance?
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Contrary to my earlier (knee-jerk) opinion, research can only help to reduce such injuries.
The anatomy of females causes this due to the on average. Wider hips changing the angles the knees bend in causing a greater risk of injury
7 times MORE likely?! Damn.
Those were a doctor words, but you hear the pundits talk about the field, the shoes, the game load, the lack of...
It's just not a women's sport, you only have to watch it to see that.
Lets spend hundreds of millions to find out that men and women aren't built the same. When women try to play a men's game they quickly find out they aren't built for it. You don't need to give millions to shoe companies just take a knife and cut the cleat height and numbers down yourself. Coaches used to do this with kids sports 40 years ago.
Why does everyone talk about needing more research to find answers? We can all acknowledge that there are physiological differences between men and women, and that men are stronger and faster. So why is the same size 5 football used by men and women? I’m sure if you imposed a bigger, heavier football on the men’s game there would be concern voiced about possible injuries being incurred. I think the wear and tear occurs over a period of time kicking with an open foot and it’s a mistake to believe that all acl injuries occur in the one incident. Many of which often occur in seemingly innocuous circumstances.
About the ball size, is very light now a days, honestly don't think that is a problem but women would never go for a smaller or even lighter ball, same goes for smaller fields or goals, they will never accept it because in their minds it would make them less than men, forget about the fact that we are different.
More leg days at the gym needed and stop expecting the mens game to fund the women
Let me guess it’s man’s fault
On of the experts talks about shorter studs because the field have to much give, men normally used to play with six stud shoes when the field was wet in the past, the studs were longer than the normal ones, so I honestly don't get it, and about all the needs, as it is now, the game is not profitable for most women leagues, there are simple not enough fans, I hear all the time that women want equality but women don't support the teams, I hear plenty of men saying lets go watch the game, never hear a group of women say the same.
its just biology.
Poor wimmin. Maybe try croquet? Or knitting?
Be careful tough, knitting injuries will be men's faults too.
Need investment in research.
@@DIRTYBenders4 if their bodies aren’t up for it, how are they able to play full-length matches, possibly including extra time, penalties and sudden death? You’re saying what you’re saying in bad faith.
@@jonathancooper4914 it's just biology.
@@bushmonster1702 and you’re a biologist, are you?
@@jonathancooper4914his right wider hips are the problem
@@jamemule5326 and you know this how?
Perhaps they're not as strong as males? Shocker.
It’s actually due to the way the female body is built, wider hips ect. Plus less muscle mass is around the knee…
@@margaretmc2192 so basically, thats why they are not as strong as males
Why we all pretending like we don't know the obvious answer why which is £££££$$$$$$$€€€€€€€
It’s because modern footballers shoot the ball with the inside of the foot. It’s bound to pressure on the joint of the knee.
it has nothing to do with ball kicking.
Women were given wider hips for a reason - to pop out babies, not jumping around heading footballs
It's called biology.
Where are the Male pundits?
In the kitchen...🤫...🦵🏽
This conversation about injuries and the way it's been approached is amateurish at best. The women's game has been professional for a number of years now and here they are talking about the shortcomings of the footwear and how it's being designed on a man's foot. How come other womens sports don't seem to have this problem but football does. Laughable 😅
Womens football has only been professional since around 2017-2018. It's a new thing.
Do you know how long they been playing? the fact is that when you practice a sport there is always the risk of injury, the doctor on the video said it clearly, seven times more likely than a man to have ACL rupture, is not the shoes, not the fields or quantity of games, is just our bodies. @@scottw.3258
elite standard lol elite females
Well it is a man's game....prob no enough testosterone
well, the role of women is to give birth and take care of the babies not to play football. It's normal that they are more likely to get injured when they are doing something they are not supposed to do
women sports☕
up a level to 18 to 19
women are injured easily, ask my ex wife after i smacked her round the dome funny tho
never happen in the kitchen
Was that meant to be funny
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@@LoyalFan9383 no, why would it be funny? are you chauvinist to laugh at woman in the kitchen?
@@MatthewMcRowan 😐😐😐😐
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Prevention and Enhanced Performance Program: physio4all.com.au/pdf_docs/Common%20Injuries%20PDFs/Knee%20PDFs/PEP.pdf