1. Sports Coaching Pedagogy
Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes.
A literature review
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2. Introduction
● Team Sports- 27 million youth
● Organised Athletics- 60 million youth
● Participate in more then 1 sport- 44 million
● Sports are not limited to a given season.
● Increase in Competitive Participation rates
● Increase in injuries
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Youth- Immature Musculoskeletal system.

3. Overuse Injury
● Repetitive Sub-maximal loading
● Inadequate rest
● Overuse injuries commonly involve;
– bone,
– bursa,
– tendons,
– neurovascular structures,
– and the physis.

4. Risk Factors
● Intrinsic
– Growing
– Prior Injury
– Gender
● Extrinsic
– Exercise
– Equipment
– Environment
– Societal Pressure

5. Controversy?

6. Sport Specialisation
● Sport specialisation- Intensive all year round in a single sport.
● Early sport specialisation- Overuse injuries and Burnout?
● Delayed sport specialisation- Benefical?
‘‘Young athletes who specialize in just one sport may be denied the benefits of
varied activity while facing additional physical, physiologic, and psychologic
demands from intense training and competition’’. The American Academy of Pediatrics
● In theory- Sport specialisation increases risk for repetitive microtrauma
● Evidence-based research- little?

7. Overuse
● Overuse injuries versus acute injuries
● Specific Sports?
● Females versus Males
● Competition level?
● Overuse injuries
– Time loss?
– Self treating?

8. Importance
● Unique overuse injuries applied to Youth (Apophyseal and Physeal)
“some overuse injuries have the potential to negatively affect future
participation, and may result in long-term health consequences.” American
Medical Society
● Personal Interest
– Multiple overuse injuries
– Previous injuries → higher risk (current injury may be a re-injury)

9. Conclusion
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