By Dev Mishra, M.D.
Over the summer a lot of kids came through the office to get “tuned up” for summer activities. Typically we’re dealing with a number of nagging overuse …
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D.
With the fall season underway, you’ve made sure your team’s first-aid kit is in order, right?
Every youth coach should have a very basic sideline …
(With the fall season upon us, we reprint this article from 2014. Updated are the resource links at the end of the piece, including the online U.S. Soccer National F License course, for …
Interview by Olivia Ruiz
Kim Calkins was appointed Washington Youth Soccer’s State Technical Director in July. Calkins, who played collegiate ball at the University of Portland and professionally for the …
Aspirations to play college soccer and hopes of a scholarship are apt to influence many decisions young players and their parents make. We’ve relayed some of the common questions we’ve heard from parents …
By Mike Woitalla
Perhaps the most impressive player so far during the USA’s run at the 2015 Women’s World Cup has been 24-year-old Julie Johnston.
The central defender …
By Mike Woitalla
The ref calls a foul. The halfwit coach of the kid who committed it yells, “It’s OK, Timmy! You didn’t do anything wrong!” — believing he’s cleverly circumventing the dissent …
By Paul Grafer
How goalkeepers communicate with their teammates is a big part of their development.
Personally, I struggled with communication as a young goalkeeper, especially as it related to helping organize …
By Dev Mishra, M.D.
One of the toughest decisions in youth sports is determining when a player who has suffered an injury is ready to return to action. It’s very easy …
By Mike Woitalla
It’s amazing that no matter how many games you ref, not matter how much you prepare for the all possible scenarios, you still get blindsided. I had a coach …