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.

Of the direct-kick fouls in soccer, arguably the easiest one to call is holding, or to quote directly from the rules, "holds an opponent."

There is a lot of bad advice given to both athletes and coaches when it comes to learning, but perhaps the worst is "repetition, repetition, repetition."

Do you tend to criticize and dissect your child's performance after a loss but overlook many of the same mistakes because she won?

Backward running can be used in training, with several benefits, including for injury rehab and Improving muscular balance and coordination for defensive positioning.

There's been quite a bit of interest in cryotherapy (various forms of using cold temperatures for recovery and health benefits). Is applying ice immediately after an injury really the best thing to do for healing and recovery?

When it came my time to ref with an electronic whistle, on my first decision I mistakenly tried to raise the electronic whistle to my mouth out of habit.

I learned how to stay fit, to remain calm at all times, to manage others while expanding myself and earning some money on the side.

Children are complex and remarkable beings. They develop better with advocacy than with negative scrutiny.