Explore how arch height influences ankle stability, the key drivers behind foot and lower-leg injuries, and how body position and base of support (BOS) impact foot mechanics and overall movement efficiency when it comes to loading the foot and ankle complex.

The rigorous and unscrupulous demands sports put on the body are undeniable, and seemingly increasing. As it relates to the higher levels of sport, the accumulation of sheer volume and repetition alone is a cumbersome thing to manage. But from the pros, all the way down to the youth level (especially in today’s world), sports and training break the body down. Staying in the green offers an adaptive framework for how we can better support the demands of sport for our athletes.

The myofascial lines represent the predominant kinetic pathways for which force is transmitted throughout the body. In this article, I cover this requisite anatomy, along with some key principles for adjusting training parameters to better reflect this anatomical view.