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Abstract

Football, hockey, soccer and many other sports could use better equipment to help prevent unnecessary injuries. Soccer, basketball, field hockey, and downhill skiing, for instance, come with a high rate of tears to the anterior cruciate ligament, whicle baseball, softball, volleyball, and racquet sports are well known to lead to problems with the shoulder joint. That's exactly why, more engineers are focusing on trying to improve athletic equipment in order to decrease injuries without compromising performance.