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  • Essay / Youth Sports Injuries - 588

    Kids just want to have fun. In the past, parents wanted their children to play sports for fun and companionship. However, a new attitude is developing among coaches and parents, which tends to eliminate the fun of sport for young people. Now it's all about the team and the game. The team must win the game at all costs. Children play in a pressure pot full of stress and it's dangerous. They feel too responsible to their teammates, parents and coaches and, as a result, play with chronic pain and even concussions. The One-Sport WonderKids decide between ages 9 and 10 that they want to excel in a sport in order to earn a college scholarship. . Some trade the fun and experience of diversification between basketball, baseball, football, etc. against football all year round. As a result, overuse injuries are occurring at an alarming rate among these wonders of a sport. For example, "Little League Elbow" describes overuse injuries in children who repeatedly throw the ball. Children suffer serious injuries to growth plates, necks and spinal cords that could end their professional sports careers before they begin.....