Injury Prevention

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Picture courtesy of Dominion Post. For full article on "Football Youngsters - heading for a bad accident" click here

Did you know that according to ACC figures over the last 6 years (from 2006), there have been over 178,000  'Soccer' (Football) related, registered injuries of which 39,805 (22%) have been associated  children between the ages of 5 and 14.

These injuries have been appropriated to ankles, backs/spines, hip/leg, knees, neck, other (inc. head) and shoulders. 

I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY USING PACKAGOALS ?

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For further information on player safety and injury prevention visit the ACC SportSmart 10-point action plan for sports injury prevention:http://www.acc.co.nz/preventing-injuries/playing-sport/sportsmart-10-point-plan/index.htm