"Does this information affect any opinions about playing high school level soccer?"
The information is useful and will certainly keep it in mind, but my youngest daughter is approaching High School soccer and it will not deter me (or her) from participating.
And I say that with the additional pain of a Senior son who just blew his ACL in a High School game and ended his youth career sadly too short. His operation was just a week or so ago and will hobble all through summer and well into college.
But at the end of the day, I accept these risks as with any contact sport offsetting the joy they bring to those participating. My sons injury was just an accident, no dirty play, or hard tackle, just chasing down a long ball and planting his foot in a way I guess his knee didn't like on a cut.
In my day, I broke a couple of ribs and suffered a knee chip playing soccer, but those pail in memory and consequence to the broken bones I got just larking about as a kid and falling off my old bike with no brakes.
I certainly thank you for this information and will use it when coaching or working on fitness, but to answer your question, it will not alter my support for my youngest daughter to suit up for soccer if that is what she wants to do. And I'll share the information with her.
