Hours ≤ age, and keep the play

Structured hours under your age. And keep the play.

PWe reviewed the research: 1,200 people were tested on it.Injuries, tendons and coming back

How to use it

For young athletes: weekly hours of structured training no higher than your age in years, free play (jams, park sessions with friends) at least half as long as the structured training, and don't train only one movement pattern. Observational, and measured in team sports, so a guideline, not a cliff edge.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

a clinical case-control study of about 1,200 athletes aged 7–18.

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