ball [13]. According to Injury Surveillance System data from the NationalInterventions for the Prevention of First Time and Recurrent Ankle Sprains

and women’s basketball [14,15], men’s and women’s soccer [16,17], women’s volleyball [18], and the second most common injury in men’s football [19]. In addition, ankle injuries have been reported to be a major cause of early development of osteoarthritis [20,21]. Based on this information, ankle instabil-ity represents a major obstacle to the health and well-being of the physically active within the United States. Although there has been considerable research on risk factors associated with ankle sprains [5], there is not a clear consensus on the most appropriate interven-tion strategies to prevent them. The epidemiological evaluation of risk and the identification of risk factors establish the contributing causes of this majorCollegiate Athletic Association, ankle sprain was the most common injury i