A strategically complexed sport

In a tough contact sport where both tactical choices, strategy, game rules and equipment plays an important part, basic physical exercise will improve your own skills and contribute to injury prevention for yourself, your teammates and opponents. 

American Football

BEST WITHOUT INJURIES

Training regularly is essential for improving and enjoying your sport over time. When you're injured, it prevents you from consistent training. Did you know that a previous injury increases the risk of a new one? That's why injury prevention is crucial to help you enjoy and perform in your sport. This program is designed to help you stay injury-free, so you can keep progressing and enjoy your sport for many years to come.

LOAD MANAGEMENT

Injuries are complex and can be influenced by many factors, such as training volume, physical condition, recovery, and overall load – to name a few. Although it is not easy to influence all of these factors, load management is an important aspect that can help reduce the risk of injuries. By properly balancing training load, you can decrease the risk of injuries. Together with coaches and parents, you can ensure an adapted load that allows for development while giving the body enough time to recover. You can read more about load management under "Nice to Know" on the homepage.

A GOOD WARM-UP IS IMPORTANT

In such a physical demanding sports as American football, make sure you take enough time to warm up all parts of the body. Even though it might seem more important to spend all the time at game-related elements, a good warm-up will help prepare the body both physically and mentally for what’s to come and help prevent injuries. 

PREVENT INJURIES WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT

Although the protection gear in American football can seem a little extreme, it’s crucial to prevent injuries seeing that the game itself is so tough and demanding. Helmet, mouth guard, shoulder pads, thigh and knee pads are mandatory to wear. Other equipment such as a jockstrap, chest protector and wrist protectors are also common among the players. 

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American Football

Exercises

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

  • Level 1

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master these exercises, you can move on to the next level.

  • Level 2

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master the exercises on the 1st and 2nd level, you can move on to the 3rd level.

  • Level 3

    6 exercises get pdf

    The program consists of 3 levels of progression. When you master the program on all 3 levels, it is important to continue doing them regularly to maintain their effect.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

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