Every year in the US, 1 in 100 female
high school athletes will suffer a serious knee injury.
Created under the direction of internationally-renowned orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon, Frank R. Noyes, M.D.,
Sportsmetrics™ is the first and only training program scientifically proven to decrease knee injuries in female
athletes. It is a six-week jump training program that meets three times per week on alternating days and is comprised
of a dynamic warm-up, jump/plyometric drills, strength training and flexibility exercises.
Sportsmetrics™ has been proven to:
Reduce the risk of serious knee injury
Increase vertical jump height, up to 4 inches
Improve hamstrings to quadriceps strength and symmetry in right-to-left leg power
Improve landing mechanics and reduce side-to-side movements at the knee
ACL injuries in the female athlete
 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur in the United States each year
 1 in 100 high school female athletes sustain injury per year!
 Majority are non-contact injuries in sports such as soccer, basketball & volleyball
 Incidence is approximately 5x higher in female athletes than males.
 Usually occur with twisting, jumping, landing or cutting
 Athlete often feels a tear or hears a "pop“
 Often the injury involves more than just the ACL.
 Females suffer a 4-6 x increased incidence of serious knee injury over males participating in the
same sport
 Marked imbalance in females between hamstrings and quadriceps, anatomical differences
 Males activate knee flexors upon landing 3x level of females
While there is not presently a “clear understanding of the cause of noncontact ACL injuries…prevention
programs designed to increase neuromuscular control, improve balance and teach avoidance strategies
for at-risk situations appear to be effective in decreasing injury rates.”
Young Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has become a certified site to offer Sportsmetrics in
an effort to reduce the number of serious knee injuries in female youth sports.
www.youngorthopaedics.com (904) 230-2000
Sportsmetrics
One of the first, and, at this time, the only, training program scientifically proven to decrease risk for
knee injury and improve performance is SM.
• Corrected deficits
 Increased ham/quad ratio from 51% to 60%
 Improved ham/quad ratio 13% dominant side;
 26% non-dominant side
• Decreased landing forces
 Landing force from jump: 22%
 Knee adduction and abduction moments: 50%
• Increased power, strength, jump height
 Ham power 44% dominant side, 21% non-dominant side
 Mean vertical jump:10%
Sportsmetric Training
• Designed to be performed 3 times per week for 6 weeks with formal Sportsmetrics
• Each session takes approx. 2 hours
• 5 Component Program, 3 phases
 Dynamic Warm-Up
• Functional based activities
• Prepares for motion
 Jump Training
• Technique
• Fundamentals
• Performance
 Speed & Agility Training
• Incorporated to help athletes achieve speed, agility and conditioning
improvements as part of their Sportsmetrics™ training
• Emphasis on proper running technique with each exercise
 Strength Training
• Important to do in addition to jump training and flexibility
• Designed to provide athletes with a good overall strength training routine
 Flexibility
• Should be performed after any activity
• Should move body slowly through its maximal range of motion
Designed to be an off season program
www.youngorthopaedics.com (904) 230-2000