Edgy MD wrote: . Anecdotally, I think of blown ACLs as more common in amateur soccer than the pros, so maybe, but what do I know? But it's certainly not crazy to think that more rest over the winter would have made this less likely to happen in spring. I'm pretty sure they're not that common in amateur football, I've been playing for almost 30 seasons and know of 1/2 teammates at most. Where they have become incredibly common is in elite women's football, and there's definitely something that coaches, sports scientists and physios need to figure out https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12926431/future-of-football-why-acl-injuries-have-been-on-rise-in-womens-game-and-the-technology-and-solutions-to-fix-it https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12926431/future-of-football-why-acl-injuries-have-been-on-rise-in-womens-game-and-the-technology-and-solutions-to-fix-it