5 Common Football Injuries
With fall comes the beginning of football season, which means games, practices — and injuries. And football is one of the most injury-prone sports, with almost 215,000 children between ages 5 and 14 making trips to the emergency room for football-related injuries in 2009 alone. Here are some of the more common injuries to be on the lookout for.
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October 20, 2015