Question for ya, Im not critiquing and by no means am I an expert. However, how does the new practice schedule dictated by the CBA force trainers and teams to adjust there training programs..... less two a days practice, less contact, and less full pads practices has had to impact teams, coaches, and trainers.....so does this force teams to take a new perspective or a new approach on how to stretch, train and develop players?
I honestly don't know.
I do know that some players like Terence Newman (under Juraszek) and Austin (under Woicik) just seem to physically have body-type issues (tightly wound) that make injury more likely. Sean Lee and Matt Johnson might also be in this category, whether it's a natural lack of flexibility in the muscles, ligaments, etc. So I'm not sure there's really much that can be done about that.
Also, there is a degree to which injuries just happen. Players land wrong, are kicked, etc., so there is some bad luck involved.
And then there is the fact that as players age, the wear and tear factor begins to show, making old injuries harder to shake or resurface and making it easier to incur new ones.
None of those IMO really can be solved with a new approach to stretch, train and develop players. Moving on from older ones, injury-prone ones, etc., probably would be more apt to help in those cases. Then you've got to look at, outside of that, what injuries are occurring and why. Is the lack of contact, more start-and-stop scheduling, fewer two-a-days, etc., contributing to the problem? The increasing numbers of some injuries, such as hamstring problems, would suggest that it is, but why and to what extent?
I'm sure every team in the league wishes it could figure out the answers, and if one did, the others would be quick to copy it.
