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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Overemphasizing structured practices and competition early on is linked to two critical issues facing young athletes today: psychological burnout and overuse injuries. We will explore child and adolescent development, overuse injuries, burnout, and how parents, coaches, and sports administrators can collaborate to address these risks.

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Preteen Beats ACL-Meniscus Tear With Grit and Great Care

Stanford Childrens

The lab combines cutting-edge technology and decades of experience to help young athletes recover safely, improve sports performance, and reduce future injury risk through biomechanical assessment using 3-D motion capture video and force plates. Over time, he ran drills with his coaches or his dad on the sidelines during practices.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Preliminary data to suggest that part of the psychological and emotional toll is the impact on the individual’s sense of self efficacy ( Mihalko, Cox et al. I very much look forward to hearing readers’ thoughts on this latest offering… RESOLVING RUNNING-RELATED INJURY… Running is an activity with vast participation.