Health and Safety
Nutrition information
US Youth Soccer unites with leading out-of-school-time
organizations to combat childhood obesity [link]
Athletic Nutrition for Young Athletes [link]
Eating to Play [link]
Four Common Myths About Nutrition Among Soccer Players [link]
Sports Injuries
You've Been Injured - Now What? [link]
Ice or Heat? [link]
RICE (Rest-Ice-Compression-Elevation) [link]
A Report on Knee Injuries [link]
Care and Prevention of Ankle Sprains [link]
Coach, My Ankle Hurts! [link]
Common Sports Injury - Muscle Soreness [link]
ACL Injury and the Female Soccer Player [link]
All there is to know about blisters [link]
Stretching/Training
Sports Training - How Much is Too Much? [link]
Benefits of Stretching [link]
The Hamstring Epidemic - Pre-Game Preparation and
Injury Prevention [link]
Combating an injury epidemic and more on FIFA 11+ with
Dr. Bert Mandelbaum [link]
Field/Outdoor Safety
Goalpost Safety [link]
Lightning Safety Outdoors [link]
Head/Concussion Information
Hey Doc, When Can I Return to Play? [link]
Heads Up! US Youth Soccer and CDC Team Up to Help
Athletes Stay Safe from Concussion [link]
Concussion Resources from CDC [link]
Q&A | Head Injuries with Doug Andreassen,
Washington president [link]
Heat/Water Information
Take the time to learn and you won’t burn [link]
Hydration and Heat Illness Guidelines from USSF [link]
Fluids [link]
Miscellaneous
The Spectators First Aid Kit [link]
Common Injury Terms [link]
Travel Tips [link]