Female athletes face risks that the science has historically been too slow to address, in part because much of what we know about sports injury and performance was derived from research on male athletes. In this second episode of the youth sports series, two experts share what they're doing about it.Maya Hayes, associate head coach of the University of Minnesota women's soccer program and former World Cup champion, shares what she has observed across a career as both an elite athlete and a coach of elite young women: the pressure to specialize too early, the role of adults in pushing kids out of sports, the mental health support structures that are working at the collegiate level, and her vision for what female athletes need most: balance and better science designed for them.Dr. Gregory Myer, Director of the Emory Sports Performance and Research Center (SPARC) at the Atlanta Falcons' headquarters, describes three decades of research into why female athletes sustain ACL injuries at two to ten times the rate of their male counterparts, and how technology, from 3D motion analysis to VR to computer vision on a smartphone, is making movement correction accessible at scale for the first time.Episode Resources:The Wu Sai Human Performance AllianceGeorgia Initiative for Virtuality and Education in Sport (GIVES)Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GeorgiaConnect with Maya Hayes:Maya Hayes LinkedInMaya Hayes University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota WebsiteUniversity of Minnesota LinkedInUniversity of Minnesota InstagramUniversity of Minnesota Athletics WebsiteGolden Gopher soccer InstagramConnect with Dr. Gregory Myer:Dr. Gregory D. Myer SPARCDr. Gregory D. Myer LinkedInSports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) WebsiteSports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) InstagramSports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) LinkedInEmory University WebsiteConnect with us:KidsX WebsiteKidsX LinkedInChildren's Hospital L.A. WebsiteChildren's Hospital L.A. InstagramChildren's Hospital L.A. LinkedIn

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