A young Kentucky soccer player recently passed away due to an MRSA infection, reminding everyone that this bacteria can strike without warning. However, deaths of healthy adults outside of hospitals due to MRSA are still quite rare.
Entries Tagged ‘youth-sports’
Team Fundraising With Heart
A young soccer team in Washington is working to raise money to help a teammate’s mother with cancer treatments.
Dealing With Serious Injuries In Youth Soccer
As a coach, hopefully you never have to deal with a player that has a serious injury, but if you do, there are a number of things you’ll need to deal during their entire recovery.
Describe Watching A Child Play Sports In 8 Words
What eight words go through your mind when you watch a child play sports? Mark Hyman, author of ‘Until It Hurts’ wants to know.
Rhode Island May Form Council To Settle Parent Disputes
Rhode Island is considering the formation of a state council to settle youth sports disputes. The ramifications if such a law should pass could be widespread and disastrous.
A Texting Quandary
As more and more young athletes get cellphones, it opens up a new line of communication for coaches. However there are risks there as well. SoccerDad takes a look into some of them.
Son, About That Cup…
It amazes me how many boys don’t wear cups in soccer. My son refused to wear his in Tae Kwon Doe until he saw someone else in his class ‘take one for the team’. Now he wears it. Maybe I should have shown them both this:
Of course I say that knowing last night my life [...]
Concussions in Young Athletes Often Undetected
Derek Poore at the Louisville Courier-Journal has an interesting article out about concussions in youth sports
Concussions and Risk of Youth Sports
A recent post over at The Juggle blog about youth concussions spurred an interesting debate among readers. As coaches and parents, we have to be informed about concussions and what to watch for. The CDC has lots of information that can help.
Too Afraid To See Them Fail
When you watch your child play soccer, do you believe any mistakes they make are less likely to lose the game than other sports? Apparently many parents believe this.
Sports Training Journal for Girls
Sometimes it can be difficult to get younger players to think about how they are practicing and if they’re giving full effort. Over at Sports Girls Play, they have come up with an interesting concept for girls to track their development in practice and help them get motivated.
Genetic Testing for Athletic Kids
Based on recent evidence that a single gene might indicate some future athletic ability, a company is offering parents easy genetic test kits for their kids so parents can supposedly know what types of sports a child will be good at. However, a closer look makes it clear this is more about profit than helping parents steer their children into appropriate sports.
A Survey of Parent Experiences in Youth Sport
The Center for Sport Policy and Research at Middle Tennessee State University is investigating the experiences of parents in youth sports and is looking for youth sport parents to complete a survey to assist in their research.
How To Spot Where Soccer Families Live
It’s easy to recognize the houses of youth soccer families. Look for tall grass and weeds.
