Rebecca Lobo Injury

Rebecca Lobo ACL Injury

ACL injuries caught on tape always make me cringe.  Not because they look painful, necessarily, but because it makes me remember the pain of my own.  Anyway, here’s a video of Rebecca Lobo (formerly of the WNBA’s New York Liberty) in 1999 when she tore her ACL.  She was chosen for the All-Star team that season, but because of her injury couldn’t participate.  Bummer.

This is one of those instances that shows how the valgus, or knock-kneed landings are so dangerous.  It is very important for any coach or parent (or player, for that matter) to practice landing jumps and cutting/turning while avoiding the knock-kneed position.  It takes focus and practice, but eventually it becomes habit.