The Contact Conundrum: Are We Introducing Contact at the Correct Time in Youth Sports?

Stephen W. West, Sharief Hendricks, Sean P. Cumming, Kathryn Dane, Siobhán O’Connor, Ben Jones, Brooke Patterson, Ash T. Kolstad, Steven Broglio, Carolyn A. Emery, Carly D. McKay

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DOI: 10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6
Published: 2025-12-04
Container: Sports Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6,
  title = {The Contact Conundrum: Are We Introducing Contact at the Correct Time in Youth Sports?},
  author = {Stephen W. West and Sharief Hendricks and Sean P. Cumming and Kathryn Dane and Siobhán O’Connor and Ben Jones and Brooke Patterson and Ash T. Kolstad and Steven Broglio and Carolyn A. Emery and Carly D. McKay},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Sports Medicine},
  doi = {10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Contact Conundrum: Are We Introducing Contact at the Correct Time in Youth Sports?
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AU  - Sharief Hendricks
AU  - Sean P. Cumming
AU  - Kathryn Dane
AU  - Siobhán O’Connor
AU  - Ben Jones
AU  - Brooke Patterson
AU  - Ash T. Kolstad
AU  - Steven Broglio
AU  - Carolyn A. Emery
AU  - Carly D. McKay
PY  - 2025
JO  - Sports Medicine
DO  - 10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6
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West, S. W., Hendricks, S., Cumming, S. P., Dane, K., O’Connor, S., Jones, B., Patterson, B., Kolstad, A. T., Broglio, S., Emery, C. A., & McKay, C. D. (2025). The Contact Conundrum: Are We Introducing Contact at the Correct Time in Youth Sports?. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02348-6

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