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At age 15, Audrey Gawrych is one of the best young climbers in the world. But her climbing prowess didn't come by chance. She is a descendent from the lovers of the adrenaline rush. That rush comes from her mother, Debbie, who has been climbing for the past 12 years. More >>

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An emergency medical plan should include an established set of actions to follow in the event of a medical emergency during a youth sports practice or game.
The plan should identify:

• Who will provide emergency first aid, including the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in the event a player or spectator goes into cardiac arrest, such as from a blow to the chest causing commotio cordis

• Who and how paramedics or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will be called. More >>

The first four steps of first aid for such injuries such as ankle sprains are known by the acronym "RICE," which stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation:

• Rest. When your child is injured, small blood vessels at the injury site rupture and cause tissue bleeding, which, in turn, causes bruising and swelling. More >>

Years ago, a youth league baseball coach called to let me know that my 11-year old son was being invited to join a major league team - a year ahead of most boys his age. After an initial rush of pride, I wondered how this "honor" might impact our family. We had three children - the baseball player was the oldest - and up until that point, sports had been a pretty low-intensity activity that fit easily into our vision of balanced family life.
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CPSC & Wild Country Ltd. Announce Recall of Helium Carabiners. The carabiner could break if the climber falls, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the climber.
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Here are some tips for staying organized when your child is playing sports:

• Put a nametag or write your child's name in permanent marker on everything (shoes, balls, bags, water bottles etc.)

• Tie a colored string or ribbon on your child's sports bag to make it easy to identify in a sea of bags (spending even an extra minute or two searching for the right bag when you and your child want to get on the road is frustrating and easily avoidable)

• Have your child keep all of his or her equipment together in the same place, preferably in a sports bag More >>

A new, first-of-its-kind survey conducted for the American Dietetic Association's sports nutrition practice group, SCAN (Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists), finds that many parents are confused about the right foods and fluids to give their kids who play sports.
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It is no easy task to be a parent of a young athlete. Hard enough are the tasks of helping the child learn how to handle the ups and downs of competition. But perhaps most challenging are the demands on your own coping skills - learning how to manage emotions that are repeatedly tested under trying conditions. More >>

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