Football Injury Prevention

To avoid football injuries, a variety of small and large precautions need to take place. We will discuss some of them here. This is not a exhaustive list, by any means, of methods of preventing football injuries and nothing on here can help you totally prevent an injury in football.

Football injury prevention ideas

-- No children under 7 should play competitive football. Period.

-- No children under 11 should play competitive tackle football. Period.

-- All athletes should undergo a basic physical examination with a special emphasis on preparation for football.

-- Despite cultural myths, football is not a game for dummies. It takes proper knowledge of skills needed in football, proper technique for the basics to prevent injuries.

-- Proper conditioning

-- Proper equipment

-- Playing on appropriate fields and in appropriate field and weather conditions

-- Coaching on dangers in tackling and leaping

Rehabilitation of football injuries