Debunking The Myth That
Youth Sports Injuries Aren’t Preventable

The fall sports season has begun for millions of kids around the country and with sports come injuries. Many parents probably think that there is little they can do to prevent their kids from becoming one of the 3.5 million children ages fourteen and younger receiving medical treatment for sports-related injuries each year. But they’re wrong.

In her new book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, Brooke de Lench debunks the myth that injuries are an inevitable part of youth sports. But not only does she give parents loads of practical tips on how they can help their child get through a sports season injury free – from identifying potentially life-threatening heart conditions during a pre-participation evaluation, to how to avoid overuse injuries (which account for half of all youth sports injuries), to proper hydration, to when it is safe to return to play after a concussion –she offers ways everyone involved in youth sports – from parents to coaches to administrators - can keep all youth athletes safe and injury-free.

To find out more about Home Team Advantage, just click here. Not only is it a guide parents can use to make their child’s sports experience safer and more enjoyable, but the book looks at today’s out-of-control youth sports culture in such a new and different way that, if enough parents read it, it may just be a clarion call signaling the beginning of a grass-roots movement to take youth sports from the adults and give it back to our kids.