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• Safety Tips: Swimming and Diving

  To keep things as safe as possible for swimming and diving season, follow these tips.

• Safety Tips: Wrestling

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

• Safety Tips: Volleyball

  Following these tips can help protect you from injuries while playing volleyball.

• Sports and Concussions

  As long as people play sports, there will be concussions from time to time. Find out how to protect yourself and what to do if you get a concussion playing sports.

• Safety Tips: Lacrosse

  When everyone's moving so fast and using sticks to sling a solid rubber ball around, injuries are bound to happen in lacrosse. Here's how to avoid them.

• Safety Tips: Field Hockey

  Field hockey is a contact sport, and injuries are bound to happen. To minimize your risk of injury, follow these safety tips.

• Dynamic Stretching (Video)

  These videos guide you through 8 dynamic stretches that target different muscles and areas of the body.

• Safety Tips: Cheerleading

  Cheerleading today requires considerable athletic ability. The more challenging it gets, the greater the risk of getting hurt. Find out how to avoid injuries.

• Stress Fractures

  It's not always easy to tell if you have a stress fracture, and stress fractures can get worse quickly. This article explains how to prevent and treat them.

• Ankle Sprains

  A sprained ankle is a very common injury that happens when the ligaments that support the ankle get overly stretched or torn. Find out how to avoid ankle sprains and what to do if you get one.

• Runner’s Knee

  Runner's knee is the most common overuse injury among runners, but it can also happen to other athletes who do activities that require a lot of knee bending.

• I Got Dizzy Playing Sports: What’s Going On?

  Find out what the experts have to say.

• Advice for Athletes From a Gold-Medal Coach

  Bob Bowman coaches Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. He shares his thoughts on improving sports performance in this article for teens.

• Safety Tips: Football

  Football is a lot of fun, but since the name of the game is to hit somebody, injuries are very common. To learn how to keep things as safe as possible on the football field, follow these tips.

• Safety Tips: Gymnastics

  Gymnastics is a great sport and a fun way to get a muscular, toned body. But, it also presents a very real risk of injury. To keep things safe during practice and competition, follow these tips.

• Safety Tips: Inline Skating

  Inline skating is good exercise and an excellent off-season training program for hockey and skiing. To stay safe while inline skating, take a look at these tips.

• Safety Tips: Tennis

  Injuries in tennis are rare, but it's good to be aware before you play. To minimize your risk of injury while playing tennis, follow these safety tips.

• Safety Tips: Soccer

  Soccer is easy to learn at a young age, and it's great exercise. But it's also a contact sport, and injuries are bound to happen. To help prevent mishaps, follow these safety tips.

• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries

  MCL injuries - which are common in active and athletic teens - happen when excessive pressure is put on the knee joint, causing a torn ligament.

• Safety Tips: Basketball

  It may be fun to play and great exercise, but basketball is also a contact sport, and injuries occur frequently. To help make sure you're doing everything you can to stay safe on the basketball court, follow these safety tips.

• Safety Tips: Skateboarding

  Skateboarding is undeniably cool, but it's also easy to get hurt. Keep it safe while skateboarding with these safety tips.

• Safety Tips: Baseball

  Baseball is by no means a dangerous sport. But it can present a very real risk of injuries from things like wild pitches, batted balls, and collisions in the field.

• Safety Tips: Snowboarding

  Snowboarding is a great way to have fun, but it can also present some very real dangers. Follow these safety tips to learn how to stay safe on the slopes.

• Safety Tips: Hockey

  As fun as it is, ice hockey carries a very real risk of injury. To find out how to stay as safe as possible, follow these tips.

• Safety Tips: Skiing

  There's a lot to love about skiing, but it can also present some very real dangers, from frostbite and sunburn to blown knees and head injuries. Follow these tips to stay safe on the slopes.

• 5 Ways to Prepare for Your Sports Season

  How can you get ready to play your best season ever? Read these tips for teen athletes.

• 5 Reasons for Girls to Play Sports

  Playing organized sports can help girls do better off the field as well as on. Find out how.

• Secondhand Smoke

  Experts now know that breathing in someone else's secondhand smoke is hazardous to our health. Find out what you can do about it.

• Choosing the Right Sport for You

  If you're having trouble choosing a sport, this article can help!

• 5 Facts About Goal Setting

  Here are 5 practical tips on goal setting that can help make it easier to set and reach goals.

• Making a Change in Your Life

  This interactive feature guides you in setting a goal and coming up with steps to reach it.

• Bursitis

  Bursitis, an irritation of the small fluid sacs that provide cushioning in some joints, is often caused by sports-related injuries or repeated use of a particular joint.

• Stretching

  You may have heard mixed things about stretching before working out. Here are the cold, hard facts on warming up, stretching, and cooling down.

• Energy Drinks and Food Bars: Power or Hype?

  Energy drinks and nutrition bars often make big promises. But when you cut through the hype, what are you really getting? Find out here.

• What Makes a Good Coach?

  We ran a survey asking what you think makes a good coach. Here's what you told us.

• Sportsmanship

  Some people define good sportsmanship as treating the people that you play with and against as you'd like to be treated yourself. Learn more about what good sportsmanship is all about.

• Sports Physicals

  Just as professional sports stars need medical care to keep them playing their best, so do teenage athletes. You can give yourself the same edge as the pros by making sure you have your sports physical.

• Hernias

  A hernia is an opening or weakness in the wall of a muscle, tissue, or membrane that normally holds an organ in place. Learning to prevent hernias isn't hard to do - check out these tips.

• Are Steroids Worth the Risk?

  Will using steroids transform you into the most powerful athlete your coach has ever seen? Read this article to learn the facts on steroid use.

• Cold-Weather Sports

  Don't let the chill of winter turn you into a couch potato! Read this article to learn about some cool winter sports.

• A Guide to Eating for Sports

  You've prepared for the game in almost every way possible: but now what should you eat? Read about performance foods, nutritional supplements, and more.

• Knee Injuries

  Healthy knees are needed for many activities and sports and getting hurt can mean some time sitting on the sidelines.

• Female Athlete Triad

  Female athlete triad is a combination of three conditions: disordered eating, amenorrhea (loss of a girl's period), and osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones).

• Repetitive Stress Injuries

  Repetitive stress injuries happen when too much stress is placed on a part of the body, causing problems like swelling, pain, muscle strain, and tissue damage.

• Sports Supplements

  Sports supplements are products used to enhance athletic performance. Lots of people who want to improve their performance have questions about how supplements work and whether they're safe.

• Osgood-Schlatter Disease

  Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is an overuse injury that can cause knee pain in teens, especially during growth spurts. Learn more.

• Testicular Injuries

  Serious testicular injuries are relatively uncommon, but testicular injury can be painful. Read this to find out what steps you can take to protect yourself from injury.

• Handling Sports Pressure and Competition

  Winning is all that matters when you play sports, right? Not when that means you can't even enjoy the game. Read about how to handle sports pressure and competition.

• Dealing With Sports Injuries

  You practiced hard and made sure you wore protective gear, but you still got hurt. Read this article to find out how to take care of sports injuries - and how to avoid getting them.

• Connecting With Your Coach

  Get the most out of your chosen sport by building a strong relationship with your coach.

• Sports and Exercise Safety

  Playing hard doesn't have to mean getting hurt. The best way to ensure a long and injury-free athletic career is to play it safe from the start. Find out how.