Strength Training in Newport Beach CA Found to Reduce Sports-Injury Risks. Better steps Can be taken to properly prepare the participants of a sport. i.e. Strength training, which studies have shown has the ability to reduce injury risk for young athletes.
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[ Newport Beach ] According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, football participation in California and Texas increased steadily for years — until the last two. In fact, football participation has decreased in many other states in recent years as well. This is hardly a surprise, as numerous stories about NFL players suffering concussions and torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) keep appearing. There was even a lawsuit in which former NFL players sued the league over inadequate warning about the risk of concussions.
According to the National High School-Related Sports Injury Surveillance Study, in the 2011-2012 school year an estimated 1.4 million sports-related injuries occurred in high schools across the United States. While football leads the way in this regard, sports such as soccer, basketball, and wrestling also produce tens of thousands of injuries annually. How can we protect our children from these injuries and make sports safer? Unfortunately the correct answer is not just any type of fitness training in general.
In addition to looking at changes within the sports themselves, we can take steps to properly prepare the participants. One such step involves strength training, which studies have shown has the ability to reduce injury risk for young athletes. A review of research from the Journal of Sports Medicine mentions seven studies with high school athletes which found that strength training programs reduced injury rates in various sports. As a bonus, strength training is relatively safe for kids and poses little injury risk itself.
Athletic injuries occur when forces placed on the body exceed the amount of force the bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments can withstand. In sports, these forces are often uncontrollable, especially with young athletes. An athlete might be able to safely and effectively move around on a field or court, but that doesn’t stop another player from accidentally crashing into the athlete or placing a foot under the athlete as he or she is landing after a jump. Of course, collisions aren’t the only causes of injuries. For example, the mere act of running can lead to a strained hamstring or thigh muscle.
A properly trained strength trainer prepares athletes’ bodies to withstand many of these forces by increasing bone and connective tissue strength, thus reducing the risk of bone fractures and tendon or ligament tears. Strength training also increases muscle size and strength. And as an athlete becomes stronger, his or her muscles support more force, which assists in performing common movements such as jumping and running. In fact, long distance runners are known to practice strength training to reduce lower body injuries.
The Journal of Sports Medicine review also mentions strength training as a safe option for young athletes. According to one study, strength training with 13-16-year old boys led to just 3.5 injuries for every 10,000 hours of participation. Another study says strength training is responsible for less than one percent of high school sports injuries each year. Based on the results of seven studies, the researchers state, “Injury occurrence (with resistance training) in children and adolescents was either very low or nil.”
Strength training develops muscles, bones, and connective tissues so that these body parts become more able to withstand the forces experienced in athletics. As a bonus, it’s comparatively safe. Injury risk is extremely low in general and when compared to other sports.
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