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5 Drills That May Prevent Injuries While Playing

SIPSport I Play Team
2 min read
February 26, 2026

5 Drills That May Prevent Injuries While Playing

While injuries are part and parcel of every sport but it can be totally prevented if we take care of a few things before playing. A proper

5 Drills That May Prevent Injuries While Playing

can be one of those reasons apart from that

too plays a very important part.

There are a few drills that may not look as cool as others but they are important to keep you away from a bad injury. These drills will help you get your lesser-used and frequently injured muscles to activate and give them a wake-up call before the game.

Without further ado, we can jump straight into 5 drills that will help you play safer and better.

Techniques

The age-old forearm plank comes to your rescue when you want to wake up your cores, that you use for every sport.

While planks push your core, bird dogs stabilize your movement.

Walking lunges help improve both your movement and stability.

It is a poor man’s way to release knots and improve the movement of those muscles which are more prone to injuries while playing.

5 drills to prevent injury:

They help in awakening our lower backs and posterior chain muscles which can be prone to injury if not warmed-up properly.

Now that we know the important drills to do before every game, getting an

#1.Forearm Plank

should be a thing of past soon!

#2. Bird Dog

#3. Walking Lunge:

SIP

Sport I Play Team

The Sport I Play editorial team — passionate sports enthusiasts covering technique tips, fitness guides, and sports stories.

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Contents

  • 5 Drills That May Prevent Injuries While Playing
  • Techniques
  • 5 drills to prevent injury:
  • #1.Forearm Plank
  • #2. Bird Dog
  • #3. Walking Lunge:

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