This particular game was intense and I will never forget the exact moment of my injury. That weekend I had been feeling very confident about my level of play and was so excited to start thinking about which college coaches and recruiters I would want to come watch my games.
I played for Seacoast United Soccer Club and we were at a soccer tournament in Connecticut for Memorial Day Weekend. I remember the day like it was yesterday, even though it was roughly five years ago. Here are 10 ways student athletes can prevent sports injuries. Although I did not realize it at the time, going through the injury and recovery process taught me many important lessons about perseverance and never giving up. I was convinced I would never play soccer in college, let alone be able to finish playing for my varsity high school team. For me, it could not have happened at a more inopportune time for my future soccer career and at the time, I thought my dreams were over. I tore my right ACL in May of 2009, near the end of my sophomore year of high school. For competitive athletes in high school, this is the most important time to start getting in touch with college coaches and for recruitment. One day, when I least expected it, it happened to me. No matter what I had been told, I was convinced that a serious injury would never happen to me. The athletic trainers, coaches and doctors had described the “popping” sound that accompanies an ACL injury, but for years I ignored them.
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Here’s the story of her journey from ACL injury to a full ACL recovery.Īs athletes, we always feel invincible. But after an ACL injury, she thought her hopes of becoming a college athlete were over.
A few years ago, Brittany Mosier was a star soccer player in her sophomore year of high school.