Sports Injury Prevention in Young Athletes
A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sports medicine; injury prevention; risk factors; strength training; strength testing; sport physical therapy; youth athletes; physical performance
Interests: sustainable sports career; promoting and sustaining physical activity and exercise
Interests: sports medicine; female health; movement science; orthopedics and rehabilitation; physiotherapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Participation and competition in sports inherently carry a significant risk of injury, a concern that is particularly pertinent for young athletes. Sports injuries can have long-lasting consequences, potentially ending an athlete’s career, preventing future participation in recreational sports or other moderately demanding activities, and may also lead to chronic health impairments throughout life. Despite ongoing efforts to describe and analyze the occurrence of sports injuries in youth athletes, the injury rate has not declined. Many aspects of youth sports injuries remain poorly understood, including the full range of factors that place young athletes at risk and the most effective prevention strategies. Therefore, future research investigating injury prevention in youth sports remains a critical priority.
This Special Issue aims to advance knowledge in sports injury prevention, with the goal of informing strategies and guidelines that promote safe participation in sports for young athletes. Specifically, we seek to explore and elucidate methods for preventing both acute and overuse injuries in this population. This may include intervention studies examining the efficacy of injury prevention programs or strategies, observational studies identifying risk and protective factors (e.g., maturation, sex differences, biomechanics, strength, flexibility, sleep, nutrition, training load, psychological characteristics, equipment, monitoring systems, and sports rules), and research employing multidisciplinary approaches to sports injury prevention in youth athletes, including holistic models and interdisciplinary frameworks, that address the biopsychosocial challenges inherent in youth sports.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Sofia Ryman Augustsson
Dr. M. Charlotte Olsson
Dr. Linda Ekenros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sports injury
- injury prevention
- prevention strategies
- youth
- adolescents
- athletes
- sports medicine
- youth athletic injuries
- preventive training programs
- injury risk factors
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