Now more than ever, young athletes are pushing themselves to perform their best, often at the expense of their physical health. As a result, injury rates in youth athletics are on the rise. Sports medicine experts at Stanford Children’s Health have put together a few injury prevention tips to help prevent your child from getting injured:
Make sure that he or she is prepared for the upcoming season.
During an athlete’s season, much of the time is focused on sports-specific training to ensure that athletes are game ready. It is important to create a conditioning program focusing on strength, power, speed and coordination that they can utilize in the off-season or during a less intense point in the season. Children of 8 years and older are advised to use this type of conditioning program under supervision.