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Six Ways to Keep Your Children Safe in Youth Sports

Over 3.5 million youth sports injuries occur each year, yet the majority of these incidents can be easily prevented by taking precautionary steps. Here are six tips on how to help children avoid injuries while participating in any youth sports program:

• Monitor daily/weekly activity to avoid overuse - Each year, as many as half of all youth sports injuries are the result of overuse. Overuse injury, which happens over time from repeated motion (such as throwing a baseball too many times), is completely preventable by implementing variety, moderation and rest during practices and games. Bones and muscles are still under development in children, and overuse leads to 1.25 million injuries that require medical treatment annually.

• Stretch Properly - Warm-up exercises, such as stretching and light jogging, can help minimize the hazard of strain and soft tissue injury. Stretching prepares the muscles for physical activity and allows blood to flow through them. Once a game or practice is complete, cooling down exercises loosen the body's muscles that may have tightened during the exercise. Encourage both "warm-ups" and "cool-downs."

• Don't play through pain or injuries - Respecting the healing process and your body's wishes is absolutely essential. When there are aches and pains, it's your body's way of telling you to slow down. Playing through pain greatly increases the risk of further injury and extends the recovery time.

• Use proper footwear - Approximately 1 million ankle injuries occur each year, and 85 percent of them are sprains. In addition to stretching properly, the shoes an athlete wears can make a world of difference in preventing sprains or other ankle and foot injuries. Most studies suggest that wearing tightly-laced, high-topped shoes is most beneficial.

• Stay hydrated - Children produce more heat during exercise than adults, yet they actually sweat less - which increases the risk of dehydration. Dehydration can lead to heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke, cramps, etc. Young athletes need to drink plenty of water before games and practices as well as during them. Make sure your child takes frequent water breaks.

• No matter what the sport, wear a mouth guard – Mouth guards are effective in the prevention of minor injuries to the teeth, lips, tongue, face and jaw. Furthermore, mouth guards can help prevent serious injuries to the brain (concussions) and roots and bone that hold the teeth in place. If you need convincing, consider this - in 1962, mouth guards became a requirement for high school and college football. Consequently, the percentage of mouth injuries dropped by over 50 percent annually.

For more ways to keep your child safe in youth sports, please  visit our i9 Sports Blog for more details and find a local youth sports league near you today!

About the Author

Nationally based in the Tampa Bay (FL) area, i9 Sports is the first and fastest growing franchise of youth sports leagues, camps, and programs in the United States.  With over 100,000 participants since 2003 and 100 franchise locations in 25 states, i9 Sports offers the most popular team sports for kids with a focus on fun, safety, and good sportsmanship. http://www.i9Sports.com

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