Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine

Every parent needs to read this book if you have kids in sports. As a travel baseball coach myself I try to explain to parents our main concern is the health of their child. I have seen over the years other teams pitching a 12 year old 80 pitches and than same kid play SS the second game of a doubleheader. Seen kids at 16 years old throw over 90 pitches and play SS next game. Parents have come to me after a double header and ask why their kid did not play 3rd base after pitching the First game pitching and throwing over 80 pitches ? My answer was he pitched a great game and his pitch count was 80 pitches so we DH him the second game but rest his arm and not play the field so his arm gets rested. His dad said oh he was fine and no reason he should have sat! My reply was why would you as a parent want to over use and take a chance to hurt his arm like so many parents do? Also told him if they are upset than they should look for another team to play on because no good coach would agree with him and if they did agree they should not be coaching. I was so happy when this book came out from one of the top great Doctors of all of sports Dr Andrews. I now tell every parent to read this book because if I can help just one kid prevent hurting his arm than I'm happy. Bottom line is there is a term of over training! Thank you Dr Andrews for writing this excellent book, Tony C.

This book should be a must read for all parents of youth athletes as it gives a perspective on young athletes from one of the leaders and pioneers in the sports medicine field. It will dispel many of the commonly held myths about youth athletics such as early specialization, year round play and the like. Every parent owes it to their child to do what is in their best long term interest and this book will go a long way in furthering that goal.

We all love to win, but we must also understand that parents put their trust in us as coaches to do what is right for the kids. Dr. Andrews does nothing more than educate you on youth injuries, helps you build your own approach to understanding how to prepare yourself, parents and kids.I great read, it is a book that you will not cover to cover but in areas. I coach baseball so I stayed away from cheer and so on. Lots of great info...

Needed it for his classes and this was a simply an easy route to go get his required reading.

A nice, practical overview of youth sports with expert advice on how to help avoid potential risk of injuries that are on the rise. Dr. Andrews supports the trend of specialization in youth sports and their year round seasons of emphasis as a primary culprit. His classic example is baseball and pitching injuries.

Dr. Andrews is willing to do something unusual, and that's take on the youth sports establishment for the sake of kids' health. He has seen first hand the injuries young people are suffering from as he describes it, putting them through the paces a 25 year old professional would be put through.For anyone who has kids in sports, no matter what the sport, and no matter how competitive, this is important background knowledge to carry with you.

This book is a must read for any coach of any level of youth sports. Dr. Andrew uses his extensive knowledge an expertise in the treatment of athletic injuries to focus on how those injuries can be prevented. Following his advice would reduce the number of youngsters her and his colleagues treat. The second half of the book contains sport specific advice for coaches and athletes.

I can't imagine many people needing ALL of the information in this book except maybe a sports administrator or physical therapist etc. However, it is a very well written book that covers a lot of different sports. The chapters contain very valuable information with good critical examination by the author. I admit I only read the dance, cheer, and gymnastics chapters. The Cheerleading chapter was exceptional.