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Your child's health and safety is our top priority. Please search our resource library for information on health, nutrition, fitness, injury prevention and other important topics.

Exercise Safety

Safety Tips: Skiing

Skiing is fun but also has some very real dangers. Follow these safety tips to stay safe on the slopes.

Safety Tips: Sledding

Sledding is a lot of fun, but can also cause injuries, some of them pretty serious. To keep your kids safe while sledding, make sure they follow these safety tips.

Safety Tips: Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a great way to have fun and get exercise during cold winter months but injuries do happen. Follow these safety tips to stay safe on the slopes.

Safety Tips: Soccer

Soccer is easy to learn and great exercise. But it's also a contact sport, and injuries are bound to happen. These safety tips can help players avoid mishaps.

Safety Tips: Tennis

Injuries in tennis are rare, but it's good to follow these safety tips.

Safety Tips: Volleyball

Volleyball is a fun team sport, but injuries can happen. To keep things as safe as possible while playing volleyball, follow these tips.

Safety Tips: Wrestling

In wrestling, injuries are bound to happen sometimes. To keep things as safe as possible, wrestlers should follow these tips.

Sports & Wellness: Running

Check out our expert advice on training, injury prevention, and maintaining overall wellness to ensure a safe and enjoyable running experience for young athletes.

Sports Physicals

Just as professional sports stars need medical care to keep them playing their best, so do student athletes. That's why it's important to make sure that kids and teens get a sports physical.

Steroids

Get the facts about steroids, their side effects, and why kids and teens might try them.