Sentences with phrase «among youth athletes»

Surgeries related to overuse elbow injuries — Tommy John Surgery — are more common among youth athletes than previously believed, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., recently.

In addition, a well designed resistance training program may help in preventing sport - and recreation - related injuries among youth athletes.

Not exact matches

In celebration of the release my new book due out March 29, «The Definitive Guide To Youth Athletic - Strength, Conditioning and Performance» I wanted to cover Female ACL inury prevention strategies, which has it's own chapter of the book called «Six Strategies For Preventing ACL Injuries Among High School Aged Female Athletes».

World Youth champion Harry Coppell among 28 athletes to receive support from national governing body

One of the most active athletic trainers» association at the state level is in New Jersey, which was the first state to require by law that coaches receive safety training, is among the 40 states that have enacted strong youth concussion safety laws, and has been a leader in advocating for academic accommodations for concussed student - athletes.

New research confirms what doctors working with young athletes already suspected: the number of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears among youths, particularly high school students, has risen during the past 20 years.

Concussion rates also appear higher for youths with a history of prior concussions and among female athletes.

Today's youth sports climate overflows with programming choices, making it challenging for organizations to stand out among the crowd, and difficult for parents to gauge which ones can deliver high - quality experiences for young athletes.

Athletes suffer up to 3.8 million concussions every year, and sports are the second - leading cause of traumatic brain injuries among youth ages 15 - 24.

Udall, Klobuchar and Blumenthal introduced the Youth Sports Concussion Act ahead of Super Bowl 50, amid discussion among doctors, players, researchers and others about the need to protect players — especially young athletes — from experiencing debilitating head injuries.

There is a sense among those who pay attention to youth and high school athletics that more and more young athletes today are focusing on excelling at a single sport instead of playing a variety.

Although concussions among professional athletes are widely reported by the media, they are becoming more and more common among Canadian youth.