When the Brakes Fail: Deceleration Gaps in High-School Soccer
July 3, 2025
Soccer players log hundreds of decelerations every game. Ground-reaction forces on hard stops can spike past five times body-weight, landing in a fraction of a second. Most speed or conditioning blocks don’t rehearse those forces. Look at any high-school injury report: non-contact ACLs, hamstring pops, groin strains. You’ll see the pattern.