Safe Strong Sport: Injury Prevention
Do you know ?
Each year, 8 million high schoolers play school sports—yet over 2 million suffer injuries.For youth under 14, more than 3.5 million sports-related injuries require treatment annually.
Our Mission:
SafeStrongSport unites youth, schools, and communities to prevent sports injuries through education, workshops, innovative tools, and the donation of essential injury-prevention equipment to underserved youth athletes—empowering every athlete to play safe and stay strong.
Ryan Wang, Founder of SafeStrongSport
Our Story
At just 13 years old, Ryan Wang was a nationally ranked Blue Chip tennis player until a serious elbow overuse injury sidelined him for six months and caused his ranking to drop. Determined to help other athletes avoid the same setback, he designed a home-use wearable sensor kit to predict and prevent muscle overuse injuries. Check out Ryan's wearable sensor kit for injury prevention. Building on this vision, Ryan founded SafeStrongSport, an organization dedicated to education, donation, and awareness in sports injury prevention. Together with fellow members, he has established student chapters across multiple countries, cities, and schools—leading workshops, donating prevention equipment to underprivileged areas, and raising global awareness to help youth athletes stay safe and strong.
Cici, Anqi Mei Co-Founder of SafeStrongSport
Cici is a nationally ranked five-star tennis player. She was diagnosed with exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction, which caused shortness of breath and forced her to step away from the game for eight months. After treatment, she returned to the court stronger than ever. Cici also faced wrist injuries, but through these challenges she gained valuable knowledge about injury prevention. Now, she is determined to use her experience to help other athletes play safe and strong.
Events
Take Action
Safe Strong Sport has established youth chapters in multiple countries and cities. We welcome you to join our organization and create a chapter in your city, school, or community. As a member, you will gain access to injury-prevention training videos, workshop presentations, and resource documents that you can share with others. Safe Strong Sport also offers a knowledge database with prevention methods tailored to different sports, and our experienced mentors are available to support you and answer your questions.
Current Initiatives
Education
We host workshops and lead community awareness campaigns that educate young athletes and families on injury prevention techniques and safety practices. Education is at the heart of prevention—by equipping communities with knowledge, skills, and resources, we empower athletes to recognize risks early, adopt safer habits, and build a culture of safety. We also share strategies through various platforms to expand awareness and ensure youth can participate in sports with greater confidence and reduced risk of injury.
Donation
Many young athletes in underserved communities don’t have access to even the simplest sports injury prevention items that could help keep them safe. SafeStrongSport is stepping in to change that. Our members are collecting gently used equipment, raising funds, and partnering with companies that provide injury-prevention products. Together, we will ensure these essential resources reach the youth and communities that need them most—helping every athlete stay strong, safe, and supported.
Collaboration
SafeStrongSport is creating an Injury Prevention and Treatment Resource Hub, a one-stop platform where student athletes can quickly find the information and services they need to prevent and manage injuries. We partner with schools, sports organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide verified, actionable resources—bridging the gap between scattered online information and the guidance athletes truly need.
Innovation
Emerging technologies can significantly enhance injury prevention. Wearable sensors can track movement and detect strain, AI algorithms can analyze patterns to identify early signs of risk, motion-capture and biomechanics tools can optimize training techniques. By integrating these innovations, we can reduce injuries, improve recovery, and build a safer future.
