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Choosing A Sport: A Family Decision Weighing Risks and Benefits

Choosing a sport should be a family decision, says Lyle Micheli, MD., Director, Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, weighing all the risks and benefits of participation, including injury rates and whether the sport is one the child can play for a lifetime or, like football, in which participation beyond high school or college is very unlikely.