Chapter 25 Sports Medicine 2

At what age is a child able to understand the competitive process?

12

What should be the focus of a child's training, conditioning, and competition?

To enjoy the activity

When compared with adults, what is NOT true of children in sports?

They have quicker reaction times

What associations offer three levels of coaching certification?

The National Youth SPort coaches Assosciation

Which is the crucial stage in Tanner's Maturity Assessment with regards to collision and high intensity noncontact sports?

Stage 3

What does the Tanner Stages of Maturity approach use as the basis of the maturity assessment of young athletes?

Secondary sex characteristics (e.g., pubic hair, breast/genital development) rather than chronological age.

What is a place of bone growth for a child?

The epiphyseal (growth) plate.

What conditions occur when there is an apophysitis at the insertion of the patellar tendon on the tibial tubercle?

Osgood-Schlatter disease.

Sever's disease is an apophysitis of:

The calcaneus (heel bone).

What is a fracture in the bony structures of the spine that occurs most often in young athletes and most frequently involves the fifth lumbar vertebra?

Spondylolysis.

What are the risk factors for psychological complications in an injured child?

Stress in the family
Parents that are over involved in the child’s activities
Having self-esteem that is reliant on the child’s athletic process.

What are the recommendations for strength training of youths?

Supervised by qualified/trained instructors

Emphasis on proper technique over heavy loads

Higher repetitions with lighter resistance

Avoid maximal lifts until skeletal maturity

Include a proper warm-up and gradual progression

For young athletes, should workouts and practices be for 4 hours, 6 days a week?

No

Are there more than 46 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 participating in youth sports throughout the United States

True

If children are ready for participation in organized sports or activities, are they then ready for some type of strength training?

True

Does Tanner's staging emphasize that athletes in grades 7-12 be matched by age and not by maturity?

False

Is it important to separate the preadolescent girls from the boys because of maturity differences?

No

Does federal law require that all coaches must be educated by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education?

No

Does protective equipment protect a young athlete when participating in adult-style games?

No

If training is properly performed, can bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments be strengthened to reduce the chance of injury?

yes

Are males twice as likely to have growth plate fractures as females?

yes

Should young athletes engage in appropriate conditioning programs for a minimum of 6 weeks before the start of daily practice of a sport?

yes

Avulsion Fracture

A fracture in which a bone fragment is pulled away from the main bone by a tendon or ligament due to sudden, forceful contraction or stress.

Growth Plate Fracture

A fracture occurring at or through the epiphyseal (growth) plate, the area of developing cartilage where bone growth occurs in children.

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

A professional organization that sets standards and provides resources/certification for quality physical education and youth sport coaching.

National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA)

An organization providing training, certification, and educational resources for volunteer and professional youth sports coaches.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

An apophysitis (inflammation/irritation) at the insertion of the patellar tendon on the tibial tubercle, common in adolescents during growth spurts.

Sever's Disease

An apophysitis of the calcaneus (heel bone) at the Achilles tendon insertion site, common in growing children in running/jumping sports.

Spondylolysis

A stress fracture or defect in the pars interarticularis of a vertebra (most often L5), common in young athletes performing repetitive hyperextension movements.

Apophysitis

Inflammation of an apophysis (a bony outgrowth where a tendon attaches), typically caused by repetitive traction stress during growth.