Pediatric Sports Medicine: Issues in Contemporary Sports Participation

Current Patterns in Pediatric Sports Participation The benefits of youth sports participation go beyond increased health and fitness. Sports participation nurtures the development of skills needed for lifelong physical activity, teamwork, leadership, and peer socialization skills, which leads to increased self-esteem, and higher academic achievements. , Current trends show that youth sports participation and year-round training continues to be on the rise. However, there is evidence…