http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/2009/08/are-you-ready-for-some-football/ Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/2009/08/are-you-ready-for-some-football/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Dr. Melbye Mon, 24 May 2010 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/?p=400#comment-365 Internal injuries can happen at any age. Younger children can have less developed muscles but they usually contact each other with less force than older children and young adults. As a general rule it is always important for children to wear the proper personal protective equipment for the sport they are playing. Internal injuries can happen at any age. Younger children can have less developed muscles but they usually contact each other with less force than older children and young adults. As a general rule it is always important for children to wear the proper personal protective equipment for the sport they are playing.

]]> http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/2009/08/are-you-ready-for-some-football/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Gail Thu, 20 May 2010 18:54:33 +0000 http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/?p=400#comment-362 Drs. Would you please comment on the hazard of internal injuries - abdominal, back, genitalia and chest, which occur in contact sports in young children because of the not yet developed musculature which should protect these areas. And the long term effects of such injuries if not identified and treated immediately, or early and how to identify them. thank you, Gail Drs. Would you please comment on the hazard of internal injuries – abdominal, back, genitalia and chest, which occur in contact sports in young children because of the not yet developed musculature which should protect these areas. And the long term effects of such injuries if not identified and treated immediately, or early and how to identify them. thank you, Gail

]]> http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/2009/08/are-you-ready-for-some-football/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Jenny Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.bayshorepediatricsblog.com/?p=400#comment-205 My son plays freshman football and played on a league for three years before high school. I sometimes worry that coaches don't take injuries as seriously as they should. On the high school level, the coaches are paid, whereas in the league generally the coaches are volunteering their time. Maybe that makes a difference in their training and knowledge, but I am not certain about that either. My son plays freshman football and played on a league for three years before high school. I sometimes worry that coaches don’t take injuries as seriously as they should. On the high school level, the coaches are paid, whereas in the league generally the coaches are volunteering their time. Maybe that makes a difference in their training and knowledge, but I am not certain about that either.

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