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Anatomy
It is very useful for a coach to be aware of some of the basic anatomy of players and areas and problems associated with football injuries. With regards to football injuries, most common injuries happen to the following parts of the body:
Areas of the body that are likely to get injured whilst playing soccer
Muscles
Muscles are elastic structures that move the bones. The main groups for football and their purposes are:
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The Quadricep muscles These are located on the front of the thigh and straighten the knee. They also provide a lot of the power when kicking the ball and are known as "the kicking muscles" ....Quadricep Stretch |
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The Hamstring muscles These are located at the back of the thigh and bend the knee. These are important muscles and are used when sprinting and jumping...Hamstring stretch |
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The Groin Abductors These are located on the inner aspect of the thigh. They help a player twist and turn in play and in lateral movement in general play.....Groin Stretch |
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The Calf muscle
These are ocated at back of lower leg and point the foot down by moving the ankle. They are powerful muscles that help you push off when a player sprints and also for jumping.....Lower calf stretch and ....Upper calf stretch |
Ligaments
These are made of tough fibrous tissue, which is only slightly elastic and binds bones together at joints. They protect the joint by limiting undue motion but can be sprained by excessive movement.
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Knee ligaments The thigh bone (femur) and lower leg bones (tibia and fibula) meet in the knee joint and are held together by tissue called ligaments |
Tendons
These are fibrous elastic bands of tissue that attach muscles to bones. The Achilles tendon...(read more) and the patella tendon (knee) ...(read more) are the most easily and commonly damaged tendons in soccer.
Cartilages
These tough connective tissues are located in the knee joint and are sometimes called menisci. They are almost inelastic and assist movement of the knee joint yet may be torn by violent rotational movement while weight bearing.
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Joints These are the junctions of two or more bones and allow the body to move. They are surrounded by a capsule of tissue and are filled with fluid. If damaged, the fluid production will become excessive and the joint will swell. |
Bones of the skeleton
Bones are made of hard tissue and provide support for the body as well as protecting vital organs such as the brain, heart and lungs. They can be bruised or broken (fractured).
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