LASEM Director Professor Kay Crossley and team on ACL Injury Prevention in the AFLW - La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre

ACL - January 23, 2020

LASEM Director Professor Kay Crossley and team on ACL Injury Prevention in the AFLW

Women playing in the AFLW competition are at a high risk of knee injuries. In the first season of the AFLW eight players tore their anterior cruciate ligament. But injury is preventable. Professor Crossley’s team rolled out Prep to Play in 2019, a coach-led program designed to prevent injury . See related press here:

2019 The Age: The AFL record that nobody wants
2019 The Saturday Paper: Working to reduce ACL injury rates
2019 The Herald Sun: Call for more awareness around ACL injury prevention in AFLW
2019 ABC News: AFLW players are 9.2 times more likely to injure their knees than male players. Here’s why
2018 SBS News: High risk of knee injuries in AFLW