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There are three ways to look at knees for correct squatting alignment: Knees out, in or forward.</DIV> <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG>Knees Out: </STRONG>(See Figure 2)&nbsp; You will be able to see tis problem easily whether the athletes are in the bleachers or actually squattig.&nbsp; The knees-out problem can easily be corrected by jst widening out the athlete's stance.&nsp; Widen out the stance until the knees are aligned directly over the toes.&nbsp; Squatting with the knees out will put unwanted pressure on the lateral collateral ligaments.</DIV> <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG>Knees In: </STRONG>(See Figure 3)&nbsp; This problem is quite common with women athletes and junior high age boys.&nbsp;Again, you will be able to see the knees-in problem from the bleachers or squatting.&nbsp; When squatting the knees-in problem will surface on the way up.&nbsp; The knees are usually alright on the way down when squatting.&nbsp; The knees-in problem is more difficult to correct and puts unwanted pressure on the medial collateral ligaments.&nbsp; The first step is to yell "knees" to the athlete while squatting.&nbsp; This is a signal to force the knees out over the toes.&nbsp; </DIV> <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV align=left>This signal may or may not work the first time.&nbsp; If not, the second correction technique is to lightly slap the inside of the athlete's knee as shown in Figure 4.&nbsp; This gives the athlete a kinesthetic feel of the problem.&nbsp; The cure usually happens after only a few light slaps.&nbsp; If the problem persists, then video taping the athlete squat so he/she can see themselves will almost always do the trick in those few extreme cases.</DIV> <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV align=left><STRONG>Knees Forward:&nbsp; </STRONG>(See Figure 5)&nbsp; Many beginning squatters will want to lift their hills off the ground and bring their knees forward as the main part of their descent pattern.&nbsp; This puts too much pressure on the patella area besides being horribly ineffective.&nbsp; You may correct the knee-forward problem by letting the athlete hold on to a partner's hands for balance as in Figure 6.&nbsp; The athlete should "sit tall" and "spread the chest" with CHo¡B )ҙJFSsm_(]9;o1W5Yy)j] I^Ue"ʻ/VWcW)9&*~X$4k' SNk" +?'QOlir-@(9S%nhғ]@u@jCU9)<i>gPv*}Oݬ񏵿ő-xd궶k*/ϕі5=>ݑwչOA%]G*6K cjvj2oԭ&M*`yISNNɎr4ɖ9Pxl<<=M@D2`I^rUrEuM`4~vjKL~+kȭz|*_Aou ;5WCP !/Pb>c쵫 qAq98~gpe=]?unRbGR~ʌP*Tzg9~ZӿKe#  թ׈jgEZ 1rqlF&.ձUE扷~$[k65;;bB'2Maq&u$.,&<q#o<-Ԟ\K 4 }WG_tVIej6R+0r8dx蛯i|0dQz'˾_,Ց^`9s_n*$S,L@>8>6m}؏<gzNG?z[kI$[!wisyx۬w9aP ҝof u(~isw!֯I {V!*3/&yDzv*T¹ſ9|r/tQЭ* 3_eJ*Zos̩5mUu((#!6ꦼMjLҏڦ?8-CM~z> ZLPS[#Dj(G`lp}YRrdE7уxY#WcJt+,D83G3FJGjx^^] 44>;xb8•R +0/"$=iOڗ#:f,^(y+=+Y7 zkno4 "1dTrI@e0qnZg~ yڼ'Acjݷ'Aiq饄f?EJoqu,ho+L#epZGG3\:PŸ(#  t~<'7iq5%^L=޽2j?( -;a-Zdma+GgTXQU]F2pcϩa!;jK IXBǍ)ǏK!+[PqQOsHqp<;Ʋ"G{vc Zu䑸!&P~9!ՒAbm6NaY)Kkr5"G3"Ma_|1q;S$c,ܿU3S-t/;+.;/5-, i\+&\"Rzv6(IQ0yΕ]{_OFbHT]WLGYJz>)"@M*&G:1I;s2Ghg޳zVr?/(^aQF-Ž2/7~V$9۳n?*I|w^PCRīׄ?'yy}ޗty_'qWl}W[\IJ$VH\UXw;̞_ɓJa*ߚ\Z9$}J/NX{} lFԧjfD@JWo2BI BwүTIkpU#YP"s/~DFv4Nq5Z+z}CN.]")JvVm6 hfR}9:7!bWv Ns9WjN'w(TÉ!ˊm-Q_ !n Zo-]E vqaw4ia!37&^Fs_#k`| ӵSJ`-?F '̃ 66cFc~w_َRIn@~ <>&s.+U!6YYu}ְ[$6^'zq7`둜&ٽ޽N9g f z54ZS3(A2ni! ;S ՚2Mh{gAiGR*0CJ)+Nlutݩ7̦1FAw=L9VVhWkdE8:QL*1G_yD\ ޸ۉO7l:loN5A8L2a1L%5k]E(>0X\Sˈ:yjpq߽ x ՅTA[ӧf <;e˧5GK5~iW"@q7|7Q 讒}` frq(A WSkv}1D hv?aSp0KNx5( $hȣ~QC=XY3ާRT+6yE֊B}KK$ l &|=T j0!RþN5'^"V+$BnsT=b 2,16 SҜ~Ai ^,n>iz*nuýgzrmgFG(|CŰ+Yfq (d~QV$XWۭ2Y&y՝JP'0u)?Vo]Ym3t eLa1DE?Q7ZOI3pA[rULSl}ЖiLi0?s jpX zqFEeo\hEݝHwi@{mX+`>[jh֐o޵u3{}0RL/f˜_x(C8^ӳuȯ|1R=BЗ,|Qc$HM]~jy_v