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Netball is a sport enjoyed by one of the largest number of participants of any team game within the commonwealth (Steele 1990a). ... Toles from the USA where it had been devised as an outdoor exercise, the All England Netball Association now looks after 1 million school children and 55,000 registered club participants who actively take part in netball all over England (AENA, 1997). In Australia, the game attracts a great deal of attention, and is enjoyed by approximately 800 000 registered players (Hopper et al. ...
The object of the game is to score goals by passing a ball between a team of seven players, ultimately shooting it through a suspended ring 3. ...
Along with growing participation the game has also attracted a reputation as a sport with the potential to cause injury, being described ‘as a game for the destruction of knee and ankle joints’ (Cross, cited in Steele, 1990a).
Ankle injury prevails in the game. ... Regardless of the level and type of competition, a number of studies confirm that ankle injuries are the most frequent (Hopper, 1986; Hopper and Elliott, 1993; Hume, 1993; Steele, 1990b; Hopper et al., 1995a; 1995b), with ligamentous structures being the most damaged tissue (Hopper and Elliot 1993; Hume 1993), 67% of ankle injuries reported by Hopper et al. ...
Why such injuries should prevail is a combination of factors related to the nature of the game and the anatomical structure and function of the ankle-foot complex.
The ankle joint (talocrural) itself is a uniaxial, modified hinge joint capable of only two active movements, extension (planterflexion) and flexion (dorsiflexion), with the subtalar joint, transverse tarsal joints (talocalcaneonavicular and calcaneocubois) and other midtarsal joints acting in combination to allow the foot a more diverse range of motion.
Approximate Word count = 1251
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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