Playing sports is an extremely important part of today's world, especially when it comes to children. It can be a team or individual sport, but almost every teenager participates in some type of competition. Young athletes play their best and do their best to be the best they can be. As a society, our focus tends to be on gaming; who scores or who wins, who plays the game and who comes out on top. Unfortunately, while these are important life lessons that need to be taught and learned, attention to the consequences of what competition can bring is often overlooked. Competition and physical activity can bring out the best in each of us…but they can also bring out the worst. Along the same lines, participation in competitive sport can cause injuries that can have detrimental consequences on life. Although many injuries can result from physical activity, one injury in today's world that is increasingly brought to our attention is to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in young female athletes. This important issue has become a source of concern for female athletes, and it will continue to be so if we do not take action to make a difference. It is important to realize that there are many reasons why this unique injury occurs, and there are many sports in which it occurs. To be frank, we need to focus and spend more time paying attention to the proper warm-up and cool-down exercise patterns that female athletes observe and/or practice. Coaches and athletes need to have a better understanding and knowledge of preventing ACL injuries by using good techniques. Specifically, female athletes in Greenwich, Connecticut need to improve their health, especially with ...... middle of paper ...... they are not training properly. Studies have shown that female athletes do not train properly. Alex Morgan is a professional Olympic gold medalist who suffered a serious injury. She injured her ACL her senior year just before trying out for the Olympic team. Alex Morgan partnered with FIFA and ensured that no female athlete suffered the pain she did. FIFA and Alex Morgan decided to come up with an exercise program to help prevent ACL injuries. That being said, they have created a program called FIFA 11+. This program focuses specifically on proper warm-up and helping to prevent ACL injuries. Alex Morgan told FoxNews: “They (teenagers) don't really understand the importance of warming up, warming up all your muscles before you go out and play one hundred percent. Everyone wants to go, go, go but you have to go. pay attention to your body.’’