Is Your Young Baseball Player Practicing Too Much?

Practice and lift weights before class begins, practice after school, and play games during the week and on the weekends. Of course, when school's out it's time to play all summer. But how much is too much?

Some of the nation’s leading sports medicine specialists and athletic trainers will address that question during a free public webinar at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10. The webinar is open to all athletes, parents, athletic trainers and coaches.

Medical experts who treat Chicago White Sox players will discuss the significant rise in shoulder and elbow injuries among young athletes who use repetitive overhead movements and discuss prevention strategies.

Brian Ball, assistant athletic trainer for the Chicago White Sox, will team up for the webinar with Dr. Chuck Bush-Joseph, head team physician for the Chicago White Sox, team physician for the Chicago Bulls and sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush; and Dr. Greg Nicholson, team doctor for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls and shoulder/elbow specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. They will comment about how over practicing can result in injuries to the developing musculoskeletal structure of a young athlete and could lead to even bigger problems in adulthood.  

The webinar is sponsored by Positive Coaching Alliance.

To sign up for the free webinar, log on to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/563127808.