My daughter, CC, is in a fight for a starting position for the first time in her soccer career. She has been a standout soccer player since ...

I do not miss many games at all. I am lucky to have a job that I can manage my own schedule fairly easily. I do not miss my kid's game...

Oakland A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy was hit in the head by a line drive. The blow to the head instantly dropped him to the ground. He ...

When your kid gets an injury that sidelines him or her, do you look at the big picture?  Do you talk toughness - playing through pain lik...

My daughter, CC, is small compared to the girls that she competes against in basketball. The elbows of these much larger girls are at the ey...

Last week, my son's baseball career flashed before his eyes after an awkward swing during an indoor winter practice had him clutching h...

A new study suggests that heading a soccer ball might not be safe after all. A friend of my was playing goalie in a friendly pick up game....

My son wants a new BBCOR bat for this fall ball season and for next spring. I told him we are going to wait until our league officially an...

Study shows: The force of a fastball on an  elbow is equal to or greater than a curve. I faced my first curveball when I was 11 yea...

On January 3rd, I wrote a post questioning metal cleats for 13 year old baseball players. I enumerated the risks involved. Injury Risk Nu...

My son, Nic, has had arm problems off and on during his baseball career. ( Read Elbow Injury ) Last year was a particularly frustrating year...

My daughter is average height for a 4th grader, but considered short when she is on the basketball court playing with amazingly tall 4th gra...

In an earlier post called Youth Baseball: Hit in the Face with a Pitch , I wrote about the unwritten youth sports rule that parents should n...

My son is starting his U13 baseball this year. U13 is the first year that the AABC league allows metal cleats. I know that metal cleats offe...

I love sports stats, but there is nothing to like about the stats that are posted on the Sports Safety Alliance Website .  The Sports Saf...