Soccer and Injuries

I would like to share some of the trends I am starting to see in soccer
injuries. More and more great soccer players are being plagued with overuse
injuries, also called repetitive motion injuries. My advice on this is
always straightforward: Parents get your kids involved in other sports and
activities. This may sound like an odd thing coming from a coach, especially
one that has developed a program to help parents and their kids navigate the
soccer recruiting process and help earn soccer scholarships. But, I can only
be so much help if your son or daughter is sidelined due to injuries their
sophomore and junior years of high school.

I have had many parents tell me their son or daughter only plays one sport
because they don't want to risk injury. However, what I often have to explain is that repetitive motion injuries that I am seeing more and more in
great soccer players happen because they only participate in one sport. What
starts to happen is your body starts to get use to only using those one set
of muscles and movements and other muscles start to weaken. This leads to
ACL tears, major knee issues and more that you are starting to see in more
young soccer players.

As a young player, I always use to play basketball. I was not a good
basketball player but I played basketball. After seeing the type of
injuries coming from players playing in multiple sports vs just soccer, I
truly believe now that playing basketball made me a healthier player and for
the most part an injury free player. Yes, your son or daughter will sprain
their ankle here or there, any athlete will, but these other major injuries
players face I did not face those, and your son or daughter doesn't have
to face them either.

Parents you really need to take a role in encouraging your kids to do
different things, do different activities. At the minimum make sure they are
working those other muscle groups especially if they are only going to focus
on one sport.

As they get older I understand how they would want to only focus on one
sport. I just want to help you understand that there are things that you can
do to help them prevent these overuse injuries. These injuries can really
limit your child's chances at playing soccer at the college level.



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