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July 6, 2017

S.C. youth soccer league creates rule to quiet parents

A South Carolina youth soccer organization is taking a unique approach to silence the boisterous parents who regularly harass referees. The South Carolina Youth Soccer Association (SCYSA) recently dispatched a memo to parents, saying that during "...


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April 13, 2017

Study: Individual-sport athletes suffer more overuse injuries

A new study published this week concluded that individual-sport athletes who specialize suffer more overuse injuries than those who play team sports. The study, published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, concluded that young athletes who ...


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February 27, 2017

Pa. HS soccer team’s unbreakable defense records 17 shutouts

B.J. Rudge’s first step in creating a fierce defense was admitting he couldn’t do it alone. An offensive player in high school and college, Rudge naturally approached the game from one side of the ball. So to build a complete team, he needed help...


February 2, 2017

Iowa lawmakers take aim at concussions in sports

Iowa legislators have introduced a bill that would require schools to have health care professionals on the sidelines during all contact sports. The bill is currently at the committee level, and it's unclear how much support it has within the legi...


November 22, 2016

NFHS survey: High school football decline is slowing

The latest national participation survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations revealed that more kids are playing prep sports than ever before. That’s a fine achievement, but the focus continues to be on football and whether...


November 11, 2016

Former Ill. prep soccer players awarded $1M in hazing settlement

Five former Illinois high school soccer players who alleged they were hazed by their teammates have been awarded $1 million in a settlement with the school district. The students, who played soccer at Maine West High School (Des Plaines), filed a ...


September 15, 2016

Study: Rate of injuries among youth soccer players has doubled

A new study released this week suggests that the rate of injuries among youth soccer players has dramatically increased since 1990. The study — conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Childr...


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August 29, 2016

Study: Playing with a concussion doubles recovery time

From the University of Arkansas Young athletes with sport-related concussions who were not immediately removed from the field took nearly twice as long to recover as those who did not continue to play, according to a research team led by Universit...


January 4, 2016

Keys to developing coachable soccer players

Coachability is a key to performance breakthrough for individual players and whole teams. The one essential requirement is the willingness to listen and utilize external input and influences. The extent of this openness to learning determines four le...


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November 10, 2015

U.S. Soccer recommends ban on headers for youth players

U.S. Soccer announced Monday its recommendation to ban headers for the sport's youth players in an effort to minimize the risks of concussions. [caption id="attachment_14540" align="alignright" width="284"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] The a...