Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports

摘要: Amy Steadman was destined to become one of the great women's soccer players her generation. "The best best," "Parade" magazine called as she left high school and headed off University North Carolina. Instead, by age twenty, had undergone five surgeries on right knee. She give up sport loved. walked with a stiff gait, like an elderly woman, found it painful get out bed in morning. "Warrior Girls" exposes downside sports revolution that has evolved since Title IX: injury epidemic is easily ignored because we worry will threaten our daughters' hard-won opportunities field. From teenage girls playing local soccer, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, other women competing at elite level, female athletes are suffering serious injuries alarming rates. The numbers frightening irrefutable. Young tear their ACLs, stabilizing ligament knee, rates eight times greater than male counterparts. Women's collegiate suffer concussions same rate college football players. head toe, higher injury, many them play through constant pain. Michael Sokolove gives us most up-to-date research injuries. He takes into homes hearts athletes, operating theaters where orthopedic surgeons reconstruct shredded knees, onto practice field famed Carolina coach Anson Dorrance. Exhaustively researched strongly argued, urgent wake-up call for parents coaches. connects culture youth -- demands specialize single ten or younger, year-round directly epidemic. Devoted ideal team, deeply bonded teammates, these tough don't want leave even when confronted chronic shows how can train better smarter decrease risks. It makes clear must come together demand changes manufactures Well-documented, opinionated, controversial, all safeguard themselves without sacrificing be there.