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INJURY PREVENTION

Concussion Injuries | Korrio, Axon, Youth Soccer, Concussions, US Youth Soccer
Concussion Injuries

Youth Soccer News: US Youth Soccer and Axon Sports bring Affordable Concussion Management to Leagues, Teams, and Clubs. Web-based tool helps medical providers manage concussions; facilitate the safe return of players to the field.

What can be done?  US Youth Soccer has partnered with leading technology company Axon Sports. US Youth Soccer will provide more than 25,000 US Youth Soccer players free access to the Axon Sports Computerized Cognitive Assessment Tool (CCAT).      

The Axon Sports CCAT features a brief, online cognitive test that provides a “before” snapshot of a player’s healthy brain activities including attention, processing speed, working memory, and learning for comparison to future results in the event of a head injury.

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Do Headers Cause Brain Injury? | MRI, brain injury, concussion
Do Headers Cause Brain Injury?

Youth Soccer News: A report presented at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in November indicates that frequent heading in soccer may cause measureable brain injury.
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Prevention Tips for ACL Injuries | Letics Sports, Jeff Wadstrom, University of Cincinnati, Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation
Prevention Tips for ACL Injuries
Jeff Wadstrom of Letics Sports gives an overview of ACL injuries as well as some key tips that might help athletes stay injury free. SOCCER NEWS
 
The New Revolution: Static Stretching | Joe Hippensteel, Ultimate Human Performance, San Diego Soccer, stretching, Orange County soccer
The New Revolution: Static Stretching
Joe Hippensteel explains the important benefits of proper static stretching and warm-up before playing soccer to prevent injury. SOCCER NEWS