Sports Physiology - Football

Football is a sport played by two teams that each consist of eleven players on a field with goals on each side. Some Injuries football players usually encounter are sprains, fractures of the bone and turf toe. Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe that happens when jamming the toe or from other repetitive injuries. Football players also experience ACL tears which is a tear in the knee joint. The injuries tend to affect the frontal plane below the transverse plane. The injuries occur by result of a combination of high speed contact causing trauma to the body even while wearing equipment to protect the player. Some ways football players can prevent their injuries are eating healthy, cooling down by stretching, jogging and hydrating consistently. It is also beneficial to first obtain a physical so that one's body is already in good shape to play.