Other parents focus on their child on being a great athlete, wanting their kid to train longer at training sessions every week hoping that it is going to make them a better athlete. However, this can cause stress for their child. In the article of “Sports Should Be Child's Play” by David Epstein, he discusses the issue of forcing kids into being great young athletes and the damage that parents cause their kids due to overtraining leading to serious injuries. Pointing out: Children are playing sports in too structured a manner too early in life in adult-size fields - i.e., too large for optimal skill development - and spending too much time in one sport. It can lead to serious injuries and, a growing body of science shows, a lesser ultimate…
“The rise in single sport specialization is looked at as one of the factors (explaining why) kids today are seeing the kinds of injuries normally associated with adult players” from a passage from Hollie Deese. The passage “Excerpt from ‘Overuse Injuries Among Young Athletes on the rise’” from Hollie Deese and “ Excerpt from ‘When safety Is the Name of the Game’” from David Noonan. Both of the passages talk about children’s injuries and how to prevent them from happening. They are multiple ways to prevent the injuries from happening. One way is by having the proper gears in good condition.…
Many children would absolutely adore being in the Olympics, or the NBA. Kids get so excited, that they end up hurting themselves. Parents, however do not know how to contribute to the child's injuries, and the child has no self-control. “Kids today are seeing the kinds of injuries that are normally associated with adult players,’’ says Hollie Deese. Parents and children both need to learn safety procedures and precautions to take the next step to either their child’s sport, or children who are playing.…
The Sports Plague Felt by All: Injuries: Growing up, I was very involved with sports, just like the many other people. As most of you already know from experience alone, playing certain sports like football, and soccer tend to result in various injuries, ranging from bruises, to nagging aches, and pulled ligaments. Occasionally you might have suffered a more severe injury like tearing ligaments, breaking bones, or becoming severely concussed from a blow to the head. Unfortunately, the latter of injuries mentioned seems to be happening more often. Now the question is, are sports becoming too dangerous, thusly resulting in a higher frequency of injuries, especially in adolescent athletes?…
The possible injuries that could leave a child with a persistent injury from playing a game is frightening. Lingering pain and the inability to do certain types of everyday tasks could limit their choices in careers and hobbies, something that no one at that age could fully comprehend or appreciate. This concern is shared by several professional athletes, who have stated during interviews that as a parent they would not let their children play in the sports they have made a career of playing for fear of those injuries. Some athletes have even said that if they had fully understood those risks themselves when younger, they wouldn’t have started playing when they had. Statements like these, coming from people who spend years in those sports seeing and dealing with severe injuries should carry considerable weight in helping shape the future of these sports…
Young athletes are much more likely to get an injury and have concussions because they're younger and still growing. There are an estimated 20 million to 30 million children playing sports each year with more than 4 million reporting sports-related injuries. Millions of children are reporting sports-related injuries that could have long lasting effects on their young and fragile bodies. “Stress fractures, torn ligaments and tendinitis once commonly associated with adults in rigorous training now are frequent complaints of children because of high-intensity practices and competition”, Dr. Paul Stricker of La Jolla told a group gathered in San Francisco.…
Sports are a great way for kids to have fun, stay fit, improve skills, and make friends. But it's not always fun and games out on the field. Concussions, grades, and financial problems are the major problems in sports. This can lead peer pressure and other problems. First and foremost injuries can be a big problem when football, hockey, and any other sports are played.…
In Jacqueline Stenson’s article she shows how sports can be bad for children and how they can get pressured to do something they don’t want to. The author says that “One of the most comprehensive surveys to date, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that from 1997 to 1999 sports and recreation-related injuries were more common nationwide than injuries from traffic accidents” (“Pushing too hard too young,” 2004). This illustrates that there are way too many injuries during sport games and practices during those years, and there still are today, and they will probably be there in the future. This can be very bad for our future of sports because many of the pro teams might have less adults playing in them because of injuries. Also Stanford Children’s Health tells how to many children get hurt every year from playing sports or activities and gives statistics on them.…
Summary In “Children Need to play, Not to compete” Jessica statsky is concerned about competitive sports activities of children between age of six and twelve. She argues that it can be physically harmful for growing bodies and children can get acute to chronic injuries. In addition, she also stated that it could be psychologically detrimental for other children who are not been selected. Which make them counterproductive and depressed.…
Youth Sports Injuries Every year in the United states there are over 30 million youth athletes participating in organized youth sports, and with this growing number of athletes comes more injuries. “It is estimated that high schoolers account for 2 million injures and children under the age of 14 account for 3.5 million injuries yearly in the United States alone. Every year high schoolers account for 300,000 head injuries of those 90% end up being concussions. Less than half of concussion are reported.” (Stop sports injuries).…
Overuse Injuries (and ways to prevent them) By Ileia Witkus Much youth is getting involved in sports that they want to be a part of. They do really well and love the sport they play. The fact that a new crisis is being arose in youth sports has to be ridiculous, right? Well, there is a major crisis that is actually taking youth players off their team.…
In discussion of youth sports and the benefits associated, one controversial issue has been improving the developmental benefits while decreasing the risks associated. On the one hand, research provides evidence surrounding the numerous developmental benefits associated with youth sports participation. On the other hand, research provides us with the risks involved with youth sports if certain precautionary measures are not addressed. However, more strict regulations placed on youth practice times and rule changes for competitive games, if implemented correctly, can greatly decrease the risks involved in youth sports and further improve the benefits already associated. Others have even maintained that youth sports, despite the risks involved,…
Traumatic and overuse injuries are the two main types of injuries that occur when steaming from exercising. Traumatic injuries happen instantly, violently, and typically all cause by an accident. The effects that could happen when traumatic injuries occur is that bones could be broken, ligaments could be torn, and contusions could happen within the humans' body. If traumatic injuries take effects on the humans consult with a physician. Another Unclear sentence type of injuries is overuse injuries, and this is likely to happen when intense exercise occurs;s, or having an exercise without vibration.…
Overuse injuries occur when excessive and repetitive force is placed on the bones and other connective tissues. Training three times a week and using an incorrect bowling technique significantly increases the chance of an overuse injury occurring. Jack consistently used a bad bowling technique during training and was told that this technique may lead to decreased performance and possible stress fractures in his back. As jack rarely completed his individual fitness program that could’ve helped him with his technique, he sustained a sprained ligament in his shoulder due to continually practicing with the wrong technique. Overuse injuries including stress fracture may arise as a result of poor technique, inadequate warm up, lack of appropriate muscle strength/ endurance, training errors and inflexibility.…
Sports Safety More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and younger get hurt annually playing sports or participating in recreational activities. Injuries that occur in sports are no joke and can lead to serious injury or even death. Sports such as snowboarding, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting, boxing, and tackle football are among the most dangerous (Clemmitt). The number of injuries have increased over the last few years because those athletes do not have the proper equipment for the sport. Common activities such as biking or skateboarding can be dangerous if you do not wear the proper safety equipment.…