Summer camps and tournaments in most parts of the country will be played in hot, humid conditions. With the weather change, athletes are at higher risk for heat-related illness. What I would like to do below is to present a common sense guide to a preventable problem: heat-related illnesses, including dehydration, cramping, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Author Archives: Dr. Dev Mishra
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You’ve Been Injured – Now What?
The unfortunate reality of soccer as a contact sport is that injuries happen. Most of these are relatively minor things that get better with some rest and rehabilitation, but some injuries will be more severe and will require assistance from a number of professionals to get you back in the game.
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Concussions: Tips for Sideline Management
Concussion is a controversial and tricky medical topic, but any coach or parent who works with soccer players needs to know what to do if you are faced with a situation in which you suspect a player has had a concussion.
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How should young players warm-up?
For those of us who grew up as teenage athletes in the 1970s (or earlier), we are familiar with the old “stretching” routine: we typically began a training or pregame session with a series of somewhat contorted movements such as the hurdler’s stretch for the hamstrings, an Achilles stretch, butterfly, and a quadriceps stretch usually done with a partner.
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At Camp with Manny Schellscheidt
It was 35 years ago when Manfred “Manny” Schellscheidt became the first coach granted an “A” license by the U.S. Soccer Federation. He has since coached at every level of the U.S. men’s national team program and is now enjoying his role as technical director of U.S. Soccer’s U-14 boys development program.