The STOP Sports Injuries campaign is geared towards providing guidance on healthy and safe athletic participation and should not be considered a replacement for speaking with your physician, athletic trainer or other qualified healthcare provider.
How to Prevent Sports Injuries
Prevention is always the best way to deal with sports injuries. There are several steps you and your children can take for safety's sake.
- For starters, wear sport-specific protective gear. If your son plays football, for example, he'll need a helmet, mouth guard, protective cup, proper footwear and other body pads.
- Another key to preventing sports injuries is to always warm up before practice or a game. Be sure your child's coach includes slow stretching to lengthen players' muscles and increase blood flow.
- To prevent dehydration from the South Florida heat, children also need to take frequent drink breaks (every 15-20 minutes in the hottest months of the year).
STOP Sports Injuries
The STOP Sports Injuries Campaign wants to be sure that you have all the information you need to keep kids in the game for life. Whether you are an athlete, coach, healthcare provider or parent, we have the sports injury prevention tips and tools to make sure safety is your first priority.
There are injuries and issues common to many sports. See our tip sheets on preventing and treating specific athletic injuries and issues.
Help keep kids in the game for life!
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Check out these helpful sports injury prevention tips that are provided to you by the STOP Sports Injuries campaign (http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org).
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