The Danger Of Youth Sports!

 You've got to be careful!
 Yesterday I wrote a bit about how hard it is to be
a parent or grand parent sitting in the stands while
your child (or grand child) is out there on the
playing field!
   For many the "cheer leading" turns out to be a
shouting session with an occasional bit of opinion
and advice directed toward the officials on the
field.
   But there's also the element of danger that
goes along with all of these sporting activities.
   Take my grand kid's situations as examples.
   One is a Gymnast. She runs along a mat
throwing her body into the air then twisting and
turning as she lands. One missed step...a bad
landing and injuries await! This week they were
trying to set a new record for number of people
doing hand stands. How would you like to try
that?
   One is in Soccer. Since you can't touch the ball
with your hands you allow it to hit your head as
you try to direct it towards your team mates and
the goal. Legs and feet fly in all directions and
contact isn't always limited to the ball! Shins
are easily bruised in one of these contests!
    One grandson is on a Football team.Football
is a  "contact sport" and the players making
contact are often 200 pound plus individuals
who are coming at or after you like a freight
train! And that s' just in practice! Where you find
a football team you're likely to find a stretcher
nearby....just in case!
    My other grandson is a BMX Bicycle racer.
    In his sport you pedal around a track filled
with hills and turns as fast as possible. Usually
it's with two or more other racers just inches
away trying to jump the same hills and negotiate
the same turns without wrecking.
    Each of these sports has its own inherent
dangers!
   This past weekend all four of my
grand kids were competing !
   And there was only one injury!
   I tripped over my grandson's bike!
  These youth sports are dangerous!
   Hope you're more careful than I.......and
that all your NEWS is good!