The Youth Athlete

SECTION 1 – FOUNDATION <br>A. Growth and Development <br>a. Physical Maturation: <br>b. Cognitive Maturation <br>c. Emotional Maturation <br>d. Hormonal Changes <br>e. Physical Activity and Exercise Science <br>f. Gender Identity <br><br>B. Sports Participation Readiness <br>a. Benefits and risks of physical activity and sports <br>b. Training (Aerobic, Anaerobic, Strength Training) <br>c. Pre-Participation Screening (PPE, Female Athlete Triad, REDs-CAP, Mental Health – SPMA, Beck) <br>d. Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Sports <br>e. Sports Advocacy <br><br>SECTION 2 – COMMON SPORTS PROBLEMS <br>A. Illness <br>a. Eyes <br>b. Ears and Nose <br>c. Maxillofacial/Dental <br>d. Cardiac (HCM, Arrythmia) <br>e. Respiratory (Asthma, Pneumothorax, URI) <br>f. Gastrointestinal (Spleen, Liver) <br>g. Renal and Genitourinary <br>h. Allergies and Anaphylaxis <br>i. Skin (Infections) <br>j. Environmental Related Illness (Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, Altitude Sickness) <br>k. Hematologic (Anemia, Sickle Cell, Mono) <br>l. Endocrine (Thyroid, EAH) <br>m. Neurologic (Epilepsy) <br>n. Rheumatologic (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE) <br>o. Chronic Medical Conditions (Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemophilia) <br><br>B. Injuries <br>a. Sports Concussion <br>b. Cervical Injuries <br>c. Thoracic and Chest <br>d. Abdomen <br>e. Shoulder and Arm (Little League Shoulder, AC Sprain, Dislocation, Labral Tear, Clavicle Fracture) <br>f. Elbow and Forearm (LL Elbow, OCD, Fracture / Dislocation) <br>g. Wrist (Gymnast. Wrist, Scaphoid, Fracture, DeQuervain, Ligament, TFCC) <br>h. Hand and Finger (Jersey, Mallet, tendon Slip, PIP dislocation, nerve) <br>i. Lumbar Injuries <br>j. Hip (Apophysitis, SCFE, Leg-Perth, Labral, Snapping Hip, Osteitis Pubis, Muscle Strain, Hernia) <br>k. Thigh (Hematoma, Quad Strain, Hamstring Strain) <br>l. Knee (Ligament, OCD, Osgood Schlatter, SLJ, Patella, Meniscal, tendinitis) <br>m. Tibia (Strain, Tibia Stress Fracture, Compartment Syndrome) <br>n. Ankle (sprain, OCD, tendinitis, Fracture, Achilles) <br>o. Foot (Sprains, Tendinitis, Fractures [Navicular, 5th]) <br><br>SECTION 3 – SPECIAL TOPICS <br>A. Mental Health <br>a. Anxiety Disorders (anxiety, OCD, Exercise Addiction) <br>b. Attention Disorders (ADHD) <br>c. Mood Disorders (depression, suicide) <br>d. Other Psychiatric Disorders (Bipolar, Schizophrenia) <br>e. Coping with Injury (Psychological reponse to Injury, PTSD) <br>f. Bullying and Sexual Harassment <br>g. Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia) <br><br>B. Overuse <br>a. Sports Specialization <br>b. Bone Stress Injury <br>c. Female Athlete Triad <br>d. Relative Energy Deficits <br><br>C. Wellness <br>a. Mindfulness, Resilience and Performance Optimization <br>b. Burnout and Dropout <br>c. Nutrition and Hydration <br>d. Sleep <br><br>D. Substance Use Disorders <br>a. Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Recreational Drugs) <br>b. Performance Enhancing Substances <br><br>E. Athletes with Disabilities <br>a. Physical Disabilities (Amputees, CP, SCI, Hearing Impaired, Visually Impaired, spina bifida, neuromuscular disease) <br>b. Cognitive Disabilities (Autism, Downs, Special Olympics) <br><br>SECTION 4 – SPECIFIC SPORTS <br>a. Baseball/Softball <br>b. Basketball <br>c. Cheerleading (Spirit) <br>d. Climbing <br>e. Crew/Rowing <br>f. Cross-County/Track <br>g. Cycling, Mountain biking, BMX <br>h. Dance <br>i. Diving <br>j. eSports <br>k. Fencing <br>l. Field Hockey <br>m. Figure Skating <br>n. Football <br>o. Golf <br>p. Gymnastics <br>q. Ice Hockey <br>r. Lacrosse <br>s. Mixed Martial Arts <br>t. Performing Arts (Instruments, Theater) <br>u. Rugby <br>v. Skateboarding <br>w. Skiing (DH, Nordic, Biathlon)/Snowboarding <br>x. Soccer <br>y. Surfing <br>z. Swimming <br><br>aa. Tennis <br>bb. Ultimate Frisbee <br>cc. Volleyball <br>dd. Wakeboarding/Water Skiing <br>ee. Water Polo <br>ff. Weightlifting <br>gg. Wrestling