The first and the most important rule of any sport is safety. Your kids can be safer just by following some basic things. If we instill these basic things in their life style then it will stay with them forever.

Wear right shoes

Wearing right shoes is probably most important safety precaution.

Different sports have different movement of body therefore shoes are designed different ways. Tennis, Basketball have lot of lateral movements. Therefore shoes are designed to protect your ankle in the lateral movement. Obviously if you are playing soccer then you would need the cleats and shin guards to protect you. If you use outdoor cleats in turf it will put pressure on your knees.

A reasonable shoes for any sports costs only around 20$-50$. It is money well spent. It not only protects you, it also helps to improve your performance. You don’t need fancy shoes. Just the basic traditional pair designed for the purpose is enough.

When kids are growing very fast they might need new pair of shoes just in few months. If they are playing multiple sports, it might become quite expensive. You might need to buy them new soccer cleats, indoor soccer shoes, basketball shoes, tennis shoes and running shoes just in few months. Still it is money well spent.

If your kids out grow their shoes, you can give it to your friend’s kids if they fit them.

Hydration

Hydration is another very important safety factor. If kids are not well hydrated, it might lead to serious problem. It is not only important to stay hydrated during the games, it is important to stay hydrated all the time. Sometime we don’t drink enough when it is cold or when we are not thirsty. For example, when we are swimming we don’t get thirsty as we are in water. But, if you don’t drink water when swimming you might get muscle cramp.

Proper Apparel

Your kids need right dress for right sport and the weather. If kids are not dressed well according to weather they might get sick. Investing in a dry-fit under garment goes long way.

Stretch and Warm-up

Stretching and Warm-up before any sports is extremely important to prevent injury. Muscles need to warm up before it is put into full use.

Basic safety techniques of the sports

Basic safety techniques of the sports help a lot for example when kids learn how to skate the first thing taught is how to fall down. It is very important to teach kids how to safely fall down safely.