4 Jun 2019

High-intensity training blamed for kids' sport injury spike

From Morning Report, 7:17 am on 4 June 2019

Children playing sport are suffering a massive increase in injuries and ACC says young players training harder than their bodies can cope with is partly to blame.

Its figures show the number of sports injuries reported for children under 15 went up 60-percent between 2008 and 2017.

The no-fault medical insurer is worried those overworked kids are going to suffer lifelong consequences as a result.

RNZ's Michael Cropp reports.