Resources for Coaches and Athletic Trainers

Keeping kids in the game

The Sports Medicine Program for Young Athletes at Children's Hospital Colorado provides special resources for athletic trainers to support sports programs for young athletes in the community. Our vision is to play a valuable role in medical coverage for sports programs in the Denver area.

With our team’s expertise, we can be an important part of healthcare for young athletes. The Sports Medicine Program for Young Athletes at Children's Hospital Colorado provides:

Comprehensive assessment and treatment of athletes for improved performance and sports injury care

• Sideline coverage for youth athletic events
• Programs for sports injury prevention
• Phone consultation services
• Sports pre-participation physicals
• Community education for parents, athletes, coaches and athletic trainers

Download our Bolder Boulder Coach's Guide for tips on warm-ups, training and nutrition.

Physician coverage for home football games

If your school does not have a team doctor and you would like to learn more about home game coverage by one of Children's Hospital Colorado Sports Medicine doctors, please call (720) 777-3899 or e-mail sportsmedicine@childrenscolorado.org.

Sports Medicine presentations given by our experts

Our team of experts are available to come talk to teams, coaches, parents and athletes about any of the topics below. We can also accommodate specific requests outside of this list. To schedule a presentation please email sportsmedicine@childrenscolorado.org.

Sports Nutrition

• Supplements
• Game day nutrition
• Hydration
• Energy drinks

Download a handout of helpful sports nutrition tips for young athletes (.pdf)

Specific Injuries / Conditions

• Upper extremity injuries
• Lower extremity injuries
• Concussion in Young Athletes
• Overuse injuries
• Ankle sprains
• Hand / finger injuries
• Adolescent patellofemoral pain
• Treatment-based classification of lower back pain
• Shoulder instabilities and overuse
• Adolescent ACL injury: reconstruction and rehabilitation

Sport Specific Topics

• Youth football injury reduction
• The young throwing athlete
• Running injury
• Dynamic warm-up and stretching for all sports

Get tips on dynamic stretching (.pdf) 

Injury Prevention

• Sportsmetrics (ACL injury prevention program)
• Injury prevention for the throwing athlete (pitch counts)
• Injury prevention in gymnastics
• Overuse injury prevention
• Year-round training in the year-round athlete

Schools we currently work with

• Adams 12 Five Star School District:
  • Horizon High School
  • Mountain Range High School
  • Legacy High School
  • Thornton High School
  • Northglenn High School
• Cherry Creek School District:
  • Smoky Hill High School
  • Overland High School
• Westminster High School
• Elizabeth High School
• Skyview High School