Soccer players in U10 through U14 often experience an odd heel pain that seems to be concentrated at the back and on the lower sides of the heel. Places a normal ankle twist or sprain wouldn’t hurt. Turns out there is a very common condition among young soccer players called Sever’s disease that can result in intense heel pain if not properly treated or prevented. As a soccer coach you should be on the lookout for this to catch it early.
Entries Tagged ‘pediatrics’
How Will The Flu Impact Your Team?
February is when a number of southern travel soccer teams get their seasons underway while many Recreational programs get practices going. February is also the peak flu infection month historically. While it is still to early to tell if this will be a ‘bad’ year for the flu, early signs point to things ramping up [...]
Concussions In Youth Sports
Last year a new concussion testing system was released called Impact. A number of media outlets ran news stories that were quasi advertisements for the new system, but they still highlighted the dangers kids can face from concussions in youth sports:
Doctors have concluded that concussions are especially dangerous for children and teenagers and, as CBS [...]
