Sports Safety for Young Athletes is Focus of Safe Kids’ Workshops

-    May 19 Sports Safety Zone Workshop at “Girls on the Run”

Ann Arbor, Mich. –  Safe Kids Huron Valley will be hosting a new educational effort this summer focused on youth sports safety aimed at reducing injuries that occur in youth sports every year. 

Experts say as many as half the injuries sustained by youth while playing sports are likely preventable, and education is key to reducing the risks of a young athlete becoming injured during a game or practice.    

Safe Kids Huron Valley’s sports safety campaign will include two Sports Safety Zone workshops that will be hosted for young athletes, parents, and coaches and will focus on the most common causes of preventable injuries including overuse, dehydration, heat-related illness, concussion, and injuries caused by pre-existing medical conditions and lack of conditioning. 

The first Sports Safety Zone will be held on May 19 for the participants of the 5k run, “Girls on the Run,” presented by St. Joseph Health System, at Eastern Michigan University (register at http://girlsotherunsemi.org under the “Event” tab). The second Sports Safety Zone will be held later in the summer.  Details for this sports safety workshop will be promoted by Safe Kids Huron Valley soon.           

About Safe Kids Huron Valley

Safe Kids Huron Valley, which includes Livingston and Washtenaw counties, works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability to children through age 14. Safe Kids Huron Valley is a member of Safe Kids Michigan and Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Huron Valley is proudly led by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.  For more information about Safe Kids, visit:  www.safekids.org.  For more information on Safe Kids Huron Valley, visit their Facebook site.