Here are a few of America's most popular sports ranking from most to least injuries in children:
bicycling 275,000
basketball 207,000
football 188,000
baseball/softball 117,000
soccer 76,000
And even though not a sport, trampoline injuries follow close behind at 75,000. Surprisingly, most injuries occur during practice alone, estimating roughly 62% of the time.
Children who are under the age of 14, while fragile and clumsy they are more likely to be injured but not as bad as a 17 year old playing the same sport. Think about it....a 6 year old playing football for his pee wee league may collide with another 6 year old weighing lets say 65 pounds, now an older athlete may run into another teenager with much more force and much more body mass, possibly 200 pounds! So even though the majority of kids admitted into a hospital are under the age of 14, they usually are minor and include falls, collisions, and slight head injuries.
heres a link to so you can check it out for yourself: http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=7475
bicycling 275,000
basketball 207,000
football 188,000
baseball/softball 117,000
soccer 76,000
And even though not a sport, trampoline injuries follow close behind at 75,000. Surprisingly, most injuries occur during practice alone, estimating roughly 62% of the time.
Children who are under the age of 14, while fragile and clumsy they are more likely to be injured but not as bad as a 17 year old playing the same sport. Think about it....a 6 year old playing football for his pee wee league may collide with another 6 year old weighing lets say 65 pounds, now an older athlete may run into another teenager with much more force and much more body mass, possibly 200 pounds! So even though the majority of kids admitted into a hospital are under the age of 14, they usually are minor and include falls, collisions, and slight head injuries.
heres a link to so you can check it out for yourself: http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=7475
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