“…Balance deficit increases the risk of suffering knee and ankle injuries (Hrysomallis, 2007;McGuine, Greene, Best, & Leverson, 2000), of suffering falls in adulthood (Ganz, Bao, Shekelle, & Rubenstein, 2007;Muir, Berg, Chesworth, Klar, & Speechley, 2010;Visser, Carpenter, van der Kooij, & Bloem, 2008), and explains some of the differences between people with and without chronic ankle instability (McKeon & Hertel, 2008a, 2008bWikstrom, Fournier, & McKeon, 2010). In contrast, having very good balance is associated with greater independence and functionality during the activities of everyday life (Lord & Sturnieks, 2005;Sturnieks, St George, & Lord, 2008), the development of the central nervous system in children (Cumberworth, Patel, Rogers, & Kenyon, 2007;Ferber-Viart, Ionescu, Morlet, Froehlich, & Dubreuil, 2007), fewer leg injuries (Valovich McLeod, 2008) and better sporting performance (Gautier, Thouvarecq, & Vuillerme, 2008;Sell, Tsai, Smoliga, Myers, & Lephart, 2007).…”