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SportsAnkle taping: figure 8
The figure 8 starts on the lace area, goes under the foot and around the Achilles, and comes back to the laces. In the closed basketweave it goes on after the stirrups and horseshoes, and again after the first heel locks.
Free to startScenarios
- First figure 8, after the stirrups and horseshoes.
- Second figure 8, after the first lateral and medial heel locks.
The steps
- Place the tape on the lace area, directed toward the inner longitudinal arch.
- Roll the tape toward the inside and down, underneath the foot.
- Go straight across the sole and around the outer border of the foot back to the lace area, crossing over the tape.
- Be careful not to press on the fifth metatarsal.
- From the lace area, go back and toward the inside around the Achilles, and return to the lace area.
- After the first lateral and medial heel locks, repeat the figure 8.
Safety rules that stop the station
- Never put too much tension over the fifth metatarsal.
To pass
- The figure 8 crosses over itself on the lace area and goes around the Achilles.
- No pressure on the fifth metatarsal.
Official source
Athletic training programs · University of West Alabama
Ankle taping for prevention of the inversion ankle sprain
The University of West Alabama athletic training program publishes the closed basketweave free, strip by strip.
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