Nurse Checking a Child's Heartbeat

Do we need heart screenings for youth sports?

Pre-sports ECG screenings may detect serious heart abnormalities, but they also may increase false alarms.

Children sledding in winter forest

Winter sports safety tips

Winter sports can be dangerous, but with these winter sports safety tips you can prepare your young athlete and avoid injury.

girls soccer team eating oranges

Nutrition for young athletes

Sports seasons feature travel and long practices, putting more demands on young bodies, and challenging parents to maintain their kids’ nutritional needs.

little boy football player

Concussion prevention: 10 questions to ask youth sports coaches

Parents need do their homework and ask coaches questions about how they handle head safety.

Baseball player sliding into base.

Sports safety for young athletes

With sports starting up for schools across the country, fall is a good time to get serious about sports safety.