Category: Performance
Nutrition: What You Put In Is What You Put Out
Youth and teenage athletes must develop good eating habits that will last them a lifetime. This is the best time to introduce a healthy lifestyle, so [...]
Screen Your Teen Event Hosted by USD
Youth, ages 12 to 25, are invited to get a free heart screening on Sunday, April 9 at University of San Diego's Hahn School of Nursing and Health Scie [...]
Best Practices for Getting in Shape this Season
What fuels an athlete? There are three energy systems, or bioenergetics, that overlap and work together on a cellular level to physiologically produce [...]
ACL Injuries – Get to Know the Risk Factors
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, commonly referred to as the ACL, is a dense band of tissue that provides stability to the knee. Fibers of the ACL can [...]
Recover Faster, Injury or No Injury: FDM Q and A with Dr. Chad Wells
It was just another night of pick-up with friends. You know the kind where everyone is out to have fun try new tricks, maybe pull a meg or two. As I a [...]
Shin Splints: Causes, Prevention and Treatment
Soccer Nation is pleased to partner with injury prevention expert, Dr. John Gallucci Jr. MS, PT, DPT, ATC. Check out Gallucci's article for Soccer Nat [...]
Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain in Youth Athletes – Part II
In Part I of this article, I presented four causes of anterior knee pain that youth athletes may suffer from, including how they differ and what might [...]
Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain in Youth Athletes – Part I
Knee pain is one of the most common areas of complaint in youth athletics. If you haven't experienced knee pain yourself, then you probably know some [...]
Cobi Jones Elite Soccer Camp Comes To California
United States Men's National Team and Los Angeles Galaxy legend Cobi Jones hung up his competitive boots a few years ago and has since transitioned in [...]
Echoes Beyond the Game Series: The Dirty Little Secret
*Coach Reed is presenting multiple topics on Communication at the NSCAA 2017 Convention in Los Angeles. His Echoes Beyond the Game Series is a lead up [...]