okay, just wondered if anyone had any thoughts/similar experiences.
i played two hours of football on tuesday night - an hours worth of drills (shooting, passing, sprints) and then an hours 5-a-side match. The next morning my right ankle was hurting. I didn't 'go over on it' during the session, and i didn't have any problem with it during the session. However it feels like a mild sprain in terms of mobility and inflammation.
Could this have been caused by just exccessive use of my ankle? one of the drills was passing and shooting with the 'wrong' foot - i'm a leftie so thats my right - as i'm not used to using my foot/ankle for that purpose could it just be a reaction to the repetitive impact of striking the ball? has anyone else experience anything like this?
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Ben
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Ben,
not uncommon this one - it's almost certainly due to unfamiliar use of the ankle. Had similar things myself from footie. As a kid used to have to dribble round cones with wrong foot and then shoot, and until you'd built up the wrong foot, it was a killer the next day. What basically happens is that you don't set up your body to kick the ball as well with your wrong foot, so are more likely to stretch your ankle / over compensate etc. Also the unfamiliarity means the striking foot isn't as well braced as normal for impact. Such injuries are more likey to happen indoors or on astro as your pivoting foot can't compensate as naturally. The pivoting foot gets stuck to the surface, and your striking foot has to un-naturally wrap itself round the ball - usually resulting in a crap shot amongst other things. If you concentrate on getting your weight in the right place over the ball, the strains etc shouldn't happen, and the ball striking becomes easier. Following through with the shot, just as you would with your normal foot, will also help prevent this, as this will release the tension in the joint.
Had similar experience from cricket as well. After being forced to field close in with left hand only (am right handed), firstly was just plain embarrasing, then left me Dr Strangelove-esque control of my left arm for a few days.
not uncommon this one - it's almost certainly due to unfamiliar use of the ankle. Had similar things myself from footie. As a kid used to have to dribble round cones with wrong foot and then shoot, and until you'd built up the wrong foot, it was a killer the next day. What basically happens is that you don't set up your body to kick the ball as well with your wrong foot, so are more likely to stretch your ankle / over compensate etc. Also the unfamiliarity means the striking foot isn't as well braced as normal for impact. Such injuries are more likey to happen indoors or on astro as your pivoting foot can't compensate as naturally. The pivoting foot gets stuck to the surface, and your striking foot has to un-naturally wrap itself round the ball - usually resulting in a crap shot amongst other things. If you concentrate on getting your weight in the right place over the ball, the strains etc shouldn't happen, and the ball striking becomes easier. Following through with the shot, just as you would with your normal foot, will also help prevent this, as this will release the tension in the joint.
Had similar experience from cricket as well. After being forced to field close in with left hand only (am right handed), firstly was just plain embarrasing, then left me Dr Strangelove-esque control of my left arm for a few days.
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