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Preventing Soccer Injuries
The most effective way to prevent sports injuries is to make sure your child is coached by a qualified person, and preferably, one who is certified by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
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Sports Training - How Much is Too Much?
Parents need to be sensitive to changes in performance and attitude that suggest their kids are being pushed too hard. Such changes may be precursors of physical injury
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The Risk Factor
Coaches must know and appreciate their risk management duties. The implementation of solid safety rules will not guarantee your athletes freedom from injury, but it will lower the chances of both common and serious, catastrophic injuries. Lowering the chance of injury lowers the chance of expensive, time-consuming, program-shattering lawsuits...
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