Learn how to prevent children from getting hurt during gamesBy
Margot Gilman Kids who don't use or wear protective equipment
are obviously more at risk for sports injuries (a huge problem,
according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, with 3.5
million children sidelined due to injury each year). But failure
to wear the right body armor isn't the only thing that could
send your little athlete to the hospital. Keep clicking to
discover seven other things that raise the odds of your child
getting hurt playing sports. Photo by Thinkstock 1. Your child
is a one-sport wonder. With younger and younger kids becoming
involved in team sports-soccer teams for three-year-olds and
travel teams for seven-year-olds aren't uncommon-more who show
early promise are being encouraged to perfect their skills by
playing that single sport year round. But according to an
ongoing study at Loyola University's Health System, kids who
train more than 75% of the time in one sport have double the
rate of injury, including serious stuff