Soccer Health & Safety

Injury Prevention:

 

Injury Prevention Guide for coaches, athletes (ages 6-14) and parents

 

This is a great guide put together by The Canadian Soccer Association and Thinkfirst. Thinkfirst Foundation is a Canadian organization educating athletes/kids, parents & coaches about brain injury and sport safety.


Concussion:

 

A couple of important points:

  • You don't have to lose consciousness to have a concussion.
  • No player should continue to play if a concussion has occurred (until further evaluated)

Links:

General Sports Health Information:

SportMed BC www.sportsmedbc.com is a not-for-profit society promoting Sports Medicine and Sports Science in BC. It supports sport health, safety and training. They provide a list of Sports Medicine Health Care providers including MD's, Physiotherapists, Massage Therapists, Chiropractors, Dieticians, Psychologists, Athletic Therapists and more.