As we have seen previously,  and in my personal experience, netball has its fair share of injuries. The sudden changes in speed and direction, jumping and landing, pivoting, and often falls place high impacts on the body. Whilst traumatic injuries can occur, the risk of overuse and attritional injuries is also high. Regardless of the […]

Netball continues to be one of Australia’s most popular team sports, with people of all ages and skill levels participating. As netball involves repeated fast stop-start movements, jumping and landing, throwing and catching, and quick direction changes, injuries of the foot, knee, shoulder and finger are very common. Injuries frequently occur from awkward landings, falling/slipping […]

Netball season is fast approaching and apart from a netball itself, the most essential equipment required to play is a good pair of shoes. Playing in the wrong or poorly fitted shoes may increase the risk of lower limb injuries. Three features come to mind with an appropriate shoe selection – comfort, performance and injury […]

The Touch Trans Tasman 2022 is just around the corner. We asked Steph Cummins, a physio with our Caringbah team, a touch footy rep player AND a member of the 2019 World Cup Medical Team, what she has seen as the most important characteristics of elite Touch Football players. First up she said: “Choose your parents carefully”. Sport geneticists […]

We love touch footy – and players need to be fast and strong. Add these to your program together to your best.