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structures. It was developed by Cincinnati Sports Medicine and is being used nationwide.

“Sportsmetrics was originally attended for females for a variety of reasons but the program is very effective for males as well,” Schroeder said.

The main reasons why the program was developed for females originally is because females have wider pelvises, which causes them to have a “knocked- kneed” appearance. Females have a narrower notch for the ACL to rest in than males do. Also, there is a ratio.

After leaming the program was being offered attheNebraska Orthopedic Center, Schroeder decided to bringittoMS toprovidefreesessions to athletes and non-athletes who want topreventinjuries.Shehasalsostarted toincludesome oftheexercisesinPE class warm-ups so every student benefitsfromit.

“We arenotyetsetuptoprovide complex video tapeanalysisandfunctionaltestingthatisofferedbytheNe- braska Orthopedic Hospital but we hope to expand our contributions to the health and fitness of our students and community,” Schroeder said. Using the materials that our school offers, Schroeder is holding Sportsmetric sessions for anyone who wants to participate in it every Tuesday and Thursday morning usually starting at 7:00 and getting over around 730.

“Millard South athletes and nonathletes are welcome to take the class and it can be done in less than 25 minutes,” Schroeder said.