Soccer is a popular sport for kids to participate in. The sport is a great way for children to learn about teamwork, stay healthy, and make friends. But if certain precautions are not taken, kids can sustain injuries that can affect them greatly. Soccer is only second to football for the amount of injuries that kids experience.<\/p>\n
The most common injuries are cuts and bruises, dehydration, and head injuries. In particular, head injuries on goalposts are raising concerns that possible safety interventions and equipment changes might need to happen to protect a child\u2019s well-being. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has noted that goalposts have caused youth fatalities because of the severe impacts soccer players experience when the moveable posts fall over.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn passed a law that bans the manufacture of movable soccer goals in the state that are not tip resistant. The Moveable Soccer Goal Safety (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Soccer is a popular sport for kids to participate in. The sport is a great way for children to learn about teamwork, stay healthy, and make friends. But if certain precautions are not taken, kids can sustain injuries that can…<\/span><\/p>\n