Kids fill our fields, running, playing, laughing and learning life lessons. None of it would be possible without parent coaches.

A coach's body language is a deciding factor in whether players aptly receive his or her message.

By far and away the area where we can have the greatest impact is in monitoring for overuse injuries.

In April of 2020, U.S. Soccer added a Mental Health section to its Recognize to Recover Player Health and Safety Program.

If the ref is having a good time, you'd be surprised how many other people are being affected with that positive attitude.

Here are four tips you can apply to discipline players without employing senseless punishments. Feel free to modify as you see fit with a little bit of creativity.

Punishments are an extremely common way of conditioning behavior. Be aware that unwanted long-term effects can ensue.

Exceptionally fast and superbly skilled action taken by the medical staff looks to have saved Christian Eriksen's life. Sports teams at every level should take some lessons from that type of serious incident.

Sever's disease is actually a rather common condition of active youth athletes and can be controlled while allowing the young athlete to continue sports activity.

Some kids will have only mild pain while performing certain activities, especially running and jumping. For others, the pain is nearly constant and debilitating.

These games without parents on the sideline are remarkably different from those with the usual constant yelling.

With some modifications these are applicable for people who've had surgery and also for those who haven't.

Refs who take on more and more assignments and officiate all day from the kickoff circle are not going to advance.

COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal heart rhythms.

Sometimes the only ones at a youth soccer game who have read the rulebook are the referee and any assistant referees.