Mandatory Knee Braces

[SunsetBengal]

(02-16-2021, 11:47 PM)Benton Wrote: From what I understand, braces limit mobility (not a ton, and generally in ways that would've potentially gotten someone injured) and result in "compensation" issues. If you're talking about the knee, if the brace is keeping you from blowing the knee out because you're at an odd angle, then it's transferring that pressure to other parts of your leg.

But, it provides stability and can prevent an injury.

For me, I'd much rather them wear a brace, as it seems like every year we lose somebody to a knee injury.

When I played Semi-Pro ball, most of the linemen wore knee braces.  The ones that maintained their lateral and pulling ability did a lot of extra hip mobility work.  Learning to pick the foot up, and pivot the leg from the hip, rather than leaning and relying on flex at the knee.