Comments on: Surgeon Andrews Says Youth Injuries On The Rise

By: KdotWong5

KdotWong5 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:05:41 +0000

@AKCatCP youth sports are so competitive now and so many kids want to play college sports, they over train which causes increase in injury

By: RebeccaPelke

RebeccaPelke — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:08:42 +0000

@AKCatCP Youth sports are becoming more intense, causing kids to practice harder & longer in a year. Youth sports should be about having fun

By: UFL1138

UFL1138 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:10:30 +0000

I’m not an athlete so I’m just making this up as I type, but I would think it would be very good for the development of a player to put in more study time for the sport. These months that they’re supposed to be taking off could be full of watching tape, studying fundamentals, learning playbooks, etc. All of that will translate to [sport] IQ which will maybe help more than a few more months of practice and competition. The article seems to imply there’s a law of diminishing returns after a certain number of months a year on the field.

By: Roggespierre

Roggespierre — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:18:25 +0000

John – thank you for posting this. I would have missed it otherwise. As the father of a 9-year old aspiring baseball player that just made his community’s travel team, I will be sure to dial back the activities in the off season. The temptation to keep up with the Joneses can be powerful. Sometimes it’s important to step back and remember that kids should be in it for fun.