Eddie Smith shares how the state powerhouse Katy Tigers are reducing the fear of hamstring injuries during rehab for their athletes.







There have been 6000 papers published about hamstring injuries



The research is all over the place.



The only real consensus is Nordic hamstring curls



We start with NSAIDs



The next day we start with movement



COMPEX



Ankle movement



Heel slides



As soon as they can walk pain-free we get them back on the field



We use short lever arm exercises



We use Catapult for GPS data and can help know when our players are working within a safe range.



If it is a larger injury, how do you talk them through the mental aspect?



Know your athlete



Communicate with all of the stakeholders



Athlete



Coach



Mom and dad



0-80% is easy, but 80-100% is the really hard part.



Educate them on some of the options: PRP, Cryo, …anything that will help them feel better.



Mentally they are prepared, physically they are not.



How do we reduce the recurrence of injury?



The first two weeks are most commonly the time frame for reinjury



Repeat the exposure incident over and over again.



I like to have them sprint over and over again.



How do we recreate sprinting for the kids that can not?



We want to train on the speed-strength continuum as much as possible



Gymaware is the bar speed program we use.



Nordic Hamstring curl




Highest-rated prevention exercise



Activates the highest quantity of muscle fibers




How can we implement "reducing the fear" into off-season or pre-season programming?



Implement the eccentric



Are there any hamstring quad deficits