coaching youth sports

Sports Safety Tips to Show You Know What You Are Doing

Accidents and injuries happen in sports. But that fact does not excuse coaches from possible negligence. Lawsuits were once rare occurrences, but are much more common in today's world. Many injuries are avoidable when knowledgeable youth coaches insist on cautious proceedings. For the most part, knowing and using these sports safety tips will absolve coaches of negligence charges.

A big difference exists with coaching non-competitive and beginning youth sports and with coaching travel ball and highly competitive youth sports. Many coaches volunteer or start their own teams without the qualifications for coaching youth. Before coaching youth sports, adults and parents should ask these questions so they coach for the right reasons and so they do not get into the season completely under qualified to coach.