title: Children in Competitive Sport: Acting as the child athlete's advocate.
abstract: When children participate in organized sports, promising athletes can suffer major injuries that can result in long-term sequelae and eventual discontinuation of competitive sporting activities. The family physician can help to assess and predict the performance and participation of the immature athlete, and to encourage the child athlete's protection from serious physical or psychological injury.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harder