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This research article defines overuse injuries and overtraining syndrome. It looks at how prevalent they are in sport and how to reduce the risks for young athletes.

John Amaechi speaks at the International Sports Security Conference, highlighting that children should be protected from bullying coaches and educated on what sport should be about.

In the second of our podcasts on parental involvement, we talk about the different situations and challenges parents of children in competitive sport face.

In this podcast, we talk to the LTA about how they’ve developed and delivered on their last safeguarding strategy and what improvements it’s made to the experiences of young athletes in their sport.

This article informs those in the sports sector about the recommendations resulting from a review of athlete welfare in elite sport. 

We interview Keegan Hirst about his experiences of being involved in sport and the reactions of others when he came out as gay. Keegan provides advice and guidance for other young people in sport.

Here are some key tips that organisations can follow to create a culture of psychological safety and promote the wellbeing and performance of their athletes.