Youth soccer participation has surged in the past 25 years, and so has the risk of getting hurt while playing it. A new study of children’s soccer injuries released Monday in the journal Pediatrics found soaring rates of concussions, broken bones, lacerations, torn tendons and ankle sprains since 1990. That suggests that as more kids play soccer year round and the game gets more competitive, a child’s risk for injury has also increased. The most common injuries sustained by players were strains and sprains, followed by broken bones and soft tissue injuries. Youth Soccer — which is up nearly 90 percent from 1990 — and high school soccer participation has more than doubled in that time frame.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2016 19:14 UTC