Sentences with phrase «says youth athlete»
Break the silence, says youth athlete Health and Safety advocate Brooke de Lench, founding Executive Director of MomsTeam Institute.
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«As an independent youth sports safety organization and a leader in educating coaches, parents, athletes and health care providers for the last seventeen years, MomsTEAM Institute greatly appreciates that NATA, in its best health and sports safety guidelines, has largely validated what we have been saying for many years,» said MTI Executive Director, Brooke de Lench.
«This is disappointing, Comstock said, «since they had the data and just didn't present it,» an omission that she felt was was «really important from a prevention standpoint: if we want to significantly reduce concussions in youth soccer, [we need to know] do we need to ban heading altogether, or would we be successful if rules prohibiting athlete - athlete contact during heading were enacted and strictly enforced?»
Likewise, in her practice, Elizabeth Pieroth, Ph.D., Associate Director of North Shore University Health System's Sports Concussion Program, says she has seen a number of youth patients (athletes and non-athletes) who have sustained a concussion and believe they now have or are going to develop CTE.
Many sports injuries are preventable, but continue to occur because of misconceptions about sports safety, uninformed behaviors by parents, coaches, and youth athletes, and a lack of training, says a new survey from Safe Kids Worldwide.1
Youth athletes should feel empowered to say, «This coach does not have MY best interests at heart and I need to find that team myself.»
«Though only a tiny percentage of youth athletes end up playing at the collegiate level, many parents believe that their child is the one,» says Jones.
«When you catch a professional or youth athlete showing humility, reinforce their behavior,» says Connole.
«There are far too many youth sports leagues focusing all their efforts to winning every game and not focusing on the skill development of the athletes in their program,» he says.
He also says there are relaxation techniques athletes use that can be applied to a parent's role of spectator at a youth sports event.
«Competition is a way for people to unite behind cities, regions and countries,» says Dr. Stephen Gonzalez, a certified consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology who consults the mental side of performance with soldiers and athletes from the youth level to the Olympic and professional level.
«While only parents and athletes in individual sports were examined in this study, I believe that the results may apply to parents of children in youth sports,» says Kaye.
«This program teaches and enhances the skills and education of athletes through a positive, fun and safe environment so our youth not only develop into successful athletes on the playing field but in life as well,» says Verdell.
«We have seen an improvement in sportsmanship, fair play and friendship between our youth athletes,» says Bradley Ficek, Director of Youth Sports and Fitness at the youth athletes,» says Bradley Ficek, Director of Youth Sports and Fitness at the Youth Sports and Fitness at the base.
«We consistently strive to provide a positive and safe experience for our athletes, families and coaches,» says Jamal Verdell, youth sports and fitness director at Fort Leonard Wood Youth Sports and Fityouth sports and fitness director at Fort Leonard Wood Youth Sports and FitYouth Sports and Fitness.
Being mindful of your own behavior and moods are critically important for every mom, dad, grandparent, or anyone else involved in youth sports, says the co-author of the new book, «Raising Your Game - Over 100 Accomplished Athletes Help You Guide Your Girls and Boys Through Sports.»
Mistakes are going to occur during youth sports games, but the defining moment is all about how young athletes react to them, says super-talented Orlando Pride midfielder Kristen Edmonds.
«This study doesn't answer whether sport specialization itself interferes with a youth athlete's sleep and well - being,» he said, «but it does suggest there are differences between single and multi-sport youth athletes that could affect injury risk, performance, or lifelong athletic participation.
Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth sports, especially for athletes who suit up before high school.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest Baptist, said, «This study, along with future research, will help inform relevant evidence - based recommendations for youth football leagues to reduce head impact exposure and ultimately improve the safety of sport for our young athletes.»
«Our study, which is the largest study to date examining the topic of single sports specialization, provides a foundation for understanding current trends in specialization in youth sports,» said researcher, Patrick S. Buckley, MD of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. «Our results noted that current high school athletes specialized, on average, two years earlier than current collegiate and professional athletes.
«Ensuring the safety of all athletes through injury prevention is absolutely necessary, especially when it comes to youth competitors,» said University of Florida orthopaedic surgeon and lead study author Andrew Waligora, MD..
«Despite all our efforts to educate youth athletes, parents and coaches, the trend of UCL injuries continues to be on the rise,» says lead author Jeremy Bruce, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and a clinical instructor at The University of Tennessee's College of Medicine Chattanooga.
Fellow Athletes Craig Heap, Commonwealth gold medal winning gymnast and Sky Sports Living for Sport Athlete Mentor said about the event: «Get Inspired with Jessica Ennis - Hill was a triumph; it was rewarding to see the planning efforts of Sky Sports Living for Sport and the Youth Sport Trust really pay off with an event that had every adult and pupil in the venue wholly enthused by sport.