Improper Form

Improper form is one of the largest reasons why these athletes get injured at such young ages. Dr. James Andrews of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center said, “Youth are particularly at risk due to the following things: Improper technique continues to be the number one factor. We do all of these other things to talk about pitch counts, but improper technique is still the number one factor across the twenty-five youth sports". So, as a result of the improper form, it increases the risk of injury in young athletes that risk leading to long-term issues during their adult life, if sports injuries are going to decrease then proper form must be taught and reinforced to these young athletes.

Poor technique must be taught and corrected immediately in order to prevent the poor technique from harming the athlete in the future. As said by the NSMI, “Over time symptoms of injuries caused by bad technique will be exacerbated and could lead to a more serious condition.” Shows the necessity for coaches to correct bad form in order to stop bad habits and forms that will be created causing issues for the athlete.

Another way that shows how impactful bad technique is, is with Donald De La Haye who broke his neck after having bad form on a tackle saying, “Turns out on that tackle, due to bad form, I fractured my neck in a couple places”. This once again shows how important it is to have proper form to prevent the athlete and others from having these horrible injuries happen due to something they could prevent.