The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor's Complete Guide for Parents

Metzl, medical director, sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes, and Shookhoff, a writer specializing in education issues, want parents and young athletes to keep a sensible perspective on the benefits of organized sports. They offer information on preventing injuries, recognizing common injuries and evaluating their seriousness, and understanding nutritional and exercise needsas well as dealing with coaches and other parents, helping children handle team pressures, and recognizing when a child is doing too much.

Jordan D. Metzl, M.D. is co-founder and medical director of the Hospital for Special Surgery's Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes and a medical contributor to CBS News.Carol Shookhoff writes frequently on educational issues. She is the mother of a teenage soccer player who also plays basketball and lacrosse and runs track.