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Recommendations to avoid overuse injury in youth athletes
Avoid specialization before age 12
Do not take part in organized sports activities for more hours per week than the child’s age
Take a minimum of two days off per week from organized training and competition
Avoid specialization before age 12
Do not take part in organized sports activities for more hours per week than the child’s age
Take a minimum of two days off per week from organized training and competition
Early Specialization
- Are you choosing 1 sport as your main sport
- Do you quit all other sports to focus on 1 sport
- Do you train a single sport more than 8 months a year
Answer yes to:
3 - highly specialized
2 - moderately specialized
1 or 0 - low degree of specialization
- Are you choosing 1 sport as your main sport
- Do you quit all other sports to focus on 1 sport
- Do you train a single sport more than 8 months a year
Answer yes to:
3 - highly specialized
2 - moderately specialized
1 or 0 - low degree of specialization
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The National Athletic Trainers’ Association released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce risk of injury due to youth sports specialization.
Statement endorsed by Professional Football, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, Baseball Athletic Trainer Societies.
Statement endorsed by Professional Football, Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, Baseball Athletic Trainer Societies.
- Delay specializing in a single sport for as long as possible
- One team at a time
- Less than eight months per year
- No more hours/week than age in years
- Two days of rest per week
- Rest & recovery time from organized sport participation https://www.nata.org/press-release/101619/national-athletic-trainers-association-releases-official-statement
- One team at a time
- Less than eight months per year
- No more hours/week than age in years
- Two days of rest per week
- Rest & recovery time from organized sport participation https://www.nata.org/press-release/101619/national-athletic-trainers-association-releases-official-statement
