Updated: Dec 23, 2021
Limit one sporting activity to a maximum of 4 days per week with at least one day off from any organised physical activity.
Take at least 2 months off from the primary sport a year.
Progress training (intensity, volume, time, distance) no more than 10% each week.
Do not ignore pain or try to play through it. Pain is the first indicator of an overuse problem. See your osteopath before it becomes a bigger, more frustrating issue.
Variety.
Young athletes who participate in more than one sport have fewer injuries and play sports longer than those who specialise before puberty.
Written by Sports Osteopath - Theo Chapman