04-17-2013, 08:25 PM
The injuries seem to be knees and feet, mostly, and I'm not sure conditioning really helps. In fact, too much running can contribute to foot problems--stress fractures, etc. Tara indicated this year she would cut back on the running.Â
Lately, the nagging foot injuries have really hurt us, even if it was knees and concussions a decade ago. After suffering all last year with foot problems, they came back on Ruef at the worst possible moment. Who knows how effective Ruef would have been if her foot issues had not returned for the last few games this year? And let's not forget Jayne. We lost a national championship because of Jayne's similar foot problems as we got to the end of the season and Jayne could not jump against Tina Charles in 2010. She was a completely uncharacteristic 0-12 in that game, which we lost 53-47. And wasn't one of Beebe's injuries a foot problem? And didn't Toni have a foot problem her first year?
Lately, the nagging foot injuries have really hurt us, even if it was knees and concussions a decade ago. After suffering all last year with foot problems, they came back on Ruef at the worst possible moment. Who knows how effective Ruef would have been if her foot issues had not returned for the last few games this year? And let's not forget Jayne. We lost a national championship because of Jayne's similar foot problems as we got to the end of the season and Jayne could not jump against Tina Charles in 2010. She was a completely uncharacteristic 0-12 in that game, which we lost 53-47. And wasn't one of Beebe's injuries a foot problem? And didn't Toni have a foot problem her first year?