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Soccer Resilience: Five Tips to Help Players Mentally Recover Through Injury
Advice on the mental side of injury recovery.
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Dismantling the Dagwood sandwich: An equation for healthy youth sports
Soccerwire.com contributor Dr. Wendy Lebolt returns this week with an excellent look at the growing problem of overuse and repetition injuries among youth players, and what parents, coaches and kids can do to take a bit more off their overloaded plates.
A focused approach to offseason training, part 2
Summer means offseason workouts for many players across North America. But are you and your team really using these workouts to maximum effect? SoccerWire.com fitness blogger Jennifer Schwartz returns this week with part 2 of her look at offseason training.
A focused approach to offseason summer training
Summer means offseason workouts for many players across North America. But are you and your team really using these workouts to maximum effect? SoccerWire.com fitness blogger Jennifer Schwartz offers a different perspective on what "getting better for next season" really entails.
It’s time to revisit the ACL injury prevention approach
Are ACL injuries an unavoidable hardship for female soccer players? That's the conventional wisdom in some quarters, but SoccerWire.com fitness blogger Jennifer Schwartz thinks we're long overdue for a second look at the underlying factors.
‘Just Don’t Get Hurt’ – how do you play that game?
Dr. Wendy Lebolt returns with a telling look at the way managing, enduring and avoiding injuries takes its psychological toll on young athletes.
Should boys and girls be coached differently?
Soccer America's Mike Woitalla recently sat down with U.S. Youth Soccer Technical Director Sam Snow to discuss whether or not there are real differences in coaching girls and boys.
Who Needs Core Fitness?
Strong core muscles aren't just for looks: they can actually make you a better soccer player and help protect you from injury, even concussions. Dr. Wendy LeBolt explains in her latest blog post for Soccerwire.com.
Hamstring injuries: We’ve outgrown our options
Hamstrings: They're a soccer player's best friend, but they can also become a nightmare. Physical trainer, biomechanics expert and youth soccer coach Jennifer Schwartz goes in-depth to provide some context on one of the game's most common injuries in her latest guest blog for Soccer Wire.
