Early sports specialization has become increasingly more popular, with 17% and 41% of youth athletes are now considered ‘highly specialized’ in sports. Much of this has been driven by parents and coaches hoping to help their kid get ahead and allow them to make varsity or get a scholarship for college. This has been amplifiedContinue reading “Early Sports Specialization Short and Long Term Risk”
Tag Archives: Football Injury
Should the NFL Get Rid of Turf Fields?
High-quality studies support an increased rate of ACL injury on synthetic playing surfaces in FOOTBALL,
2020 All Injury Team: Mid season recap blog
In July I wrote a blog titled, “Why My Concern for Player Safety is Much More Than Covid-19”. Within this article, I outlined my fear of injury rates significantly increasing with the return of sports throughout all professional leagues following the Covid-19 Crisis. This prediction stemmed from previous research following the National Football League (NFL)Continue reading “2020 All Injury Team: Mid season recap blog”