The reality of sports is that no matter what athletic endeavor your child chooses, there is a risk of injury. For example: amateur wrestling deals with contagious diseases such as staff, ring worm and even herpes, football is wrestling with player safety and concussions, soccer and basketball have to address issues that concern ACL and MCL injury, etc. Moreover, resistance/weight training and calisthenics has their own issues. However, when training there are steps that one should always take to minimize the chances of training related injury:

• Always lift with proper form. When you lift with poor form, your inviting injury.
• Never lift too much weight. Many people train under the assumption that you have to put a lot of weight on the bar so that your child athlete can become stronger. More weight doesn’t necessarily mean stronger muscles. If your child can’t lift the weight for 15 reps with perfect form, the weight is too heavy. YOU ARE INVITING DISASTER. Volume and consistency are the keys to developing strength and explosiveness for youth athletes.
• Get adequate rest on your days off. When your body is sore that means that you are still recuperating from the previous workout. Let your body rest until the soreness is gone and then resume your training.
• Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. Sleep is an integral part of recuperation and avoiding overtraining. If you are training at least 3 days a week, you need to be getting at least 8 hours of sleep.

If you want your child to be the best athlete that they can be, you must be safe and avoid injury because children are vulnerable to damage that can follow them for the rest of their lives.

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P.S: Always check with your primary care physician before starting any weight or resistance training program.