School may be out for summer but there’s no rest for the dedicated. While some student-athletes participate in summer leagues, others continue to train for their fall sports, and they will do so by the millions.
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, of the 46.5 million U.S. children who participate in team sports each year, one in three “is injured seriously enough to miss practice or games.” Safe Kids’ data notes that the most common sports-related injuries among children are sprains, muscle strains, bone or growth plate injuries, repetitive motion injuries and heat-related illness. Regular health check ups and sports physicals are means of injury prevention for young athletes.
Local student athletes are in luck. SouthCoast Health Pediatrics, 9 Interchange Drive, Suite B, Richmond Hill, will be offering a Sports Physical Clinic on Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
“The upcoming school year can easily sneak up on families, and our Sports Physical Clinic is a great chance for parents and students to check an important item off their summer to-do list,” SouthCoast Health CEO John Marrero said in a release promoting the event.
The clinic is available to new and current SouthCoast Health patients with parents present. Families can still opt to include a sports physical in annual well-child visits, too.
Patients are encouraged to register in advance for the Sports Physical Clinic by visiting SouthCoastHealth.com. Questions can be directed to the SouthCoast Richmond Hill campus at 912-527-5352.
If You Go >>
What: SouthCoast Health Sports Physical Clinic
When: 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Saturday, June 7
Where: 9 Interchange Drive, Suite B, Richmond Hill
Register: SouthCoastHealth.com
Cost: $30 per child
Joseph Schwartzburt is the education and workforce development reporter for the Savannah Morning News. You can reach him at [email protected] and JoeInTheKnow_SMN on Instagram.
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