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James & Jenn’s

613-936-0777 Eastcourt Mall • 2nd St East, Cornwall

Creating lifelong athletes

confidence, physical competence, understanding injuries and burnout in our young athletes. Due

Dr. Joel Leger & knowledge to maintain physical activity at an to overreaching and overtraining, younger and
BSc(Hons), DipAc, DC
individually appropriate level, throughout life” younger athletes are experiencing ‘high-risk
Chiropractor & Owner

(Whitehead, 2010). Developing proper ‘reflexes
overuse injuries’ such as stress fractures, physeal
and reactions’ is a prerequisite to developing
stress injuries, osteochondritis dissecans, some
locomotor and manipulation skills such as running
It has become increasingly popular to have your and throwing. Creating well-balanced athletes at apophyseal injuries, and effort thrombosis. Sports
child hone in on a solitary sport early in life in the young age allows children to transition effortlessly specialization creates repetitive movements and
hopes of one day watching them compete in the into physically active adolescents and adults. In a forces that lead to predictable injury patterns
largest sporting platforms in the world. Whether
the sport is golf, hockey, football, swimming, western society consumed with over-consumption depending on the sport at hand. Increasing evidence
and obesity, establishing and encouraging lifelong supports diversified sports training in early and

etc… the aforementioned mindset of focusing on

one sport in isolation is quickly changing. Parents, physical literacy is indispensable in fighting our middle adolescents to avoid repetitive strain
coaches, teachers, and trainers are realizing that societal lifestyle-related diseases. Developing injuries and improve physical literacy, therefore,
adequate physical literacy allows children and

we must first create well-rounded athletes before improving skill transference from one activity to
we try to master the skills and nuances of one sport adolescents to excel in sport and enjoy a lifetime

alone. Diversified sports training in youth may be of physical activity and its health benefits. another.
more effective in developing elite-level skills and Diversity in physical activity In closing, developing proper physical literacy
athletes due to skill transference. reduces injuries allows children, adolescents, and adults to minimize
Physical Literacy It is extremely important that we create well- injury, create transferable skills, and enjoy sport

Physical Literacy can be described as the “motivation, balanced athletes to ensure we avoid overuse and physical activity throughout life.

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