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Concussion Policy

Please log onto your bonzi account and electronically sign the Concussion Compliance Form:

 
All players/coaches not in compliance will not be allowed to participate in upcoming tournaments.  It is very important that you log onto the system at:  http://blackhills.bonzidev.com/frameset. php
 
Log on using the "Member Log In" on the right hand column.  Once you have logged on you will follow the prompts to read the form.  After you have opened the form and closed it the form will disappear and you will be in compliance. 
 
Please let me know if anyone has any questions or has problems with their log in.
 
Thank you,
Romy Meyer
DYSA Registrar
Blackhills FC Club Coordinator

Sports Medicine Topics for Union Ave Pediatrics

ACL Soccer and the Brain Injuries in Youth Soccer Heading the Ball in Soccer Concussion and The Brain

Knee Injuries and Prevention

New York Times: The Uneven Playing Field, May 11, 2008

BY THE TIME JANELLE PIERSON SPRINTED ONTO THE FIELD for the start of the Florida high-school soccer playoffs in January, she had competed in hundreds of games since joining her first team at 5. She played soccer year-round — often for two teams at a time when the seasons of her school and club teams overlapped. Like many American children deeply involved in sports, Janelle, a high-school senior, had traveled like a professional athlete since her early teens, routinely flying to out-of-state tournaments. She had given up other sports long ago, quitting basketball and tennis by age 10. There was no time for any of that, and as she put it: “Even if you wanted to keep playing other sports, people would question you. They’d be, like, ‘Why do you want to do that?’ ”

Training May Curb Some Sports Injuries In Women

Women are more prone than their male counterparts to specific injuries — namely knee injuries like tears of the ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament. A prevention program at the University of Cincinnati is aiming to curb these injuries in women.

 Read about a new research project conducted by Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group to prevent ACL Injuries: The PEP Program. For more information on the program including a downloadable pdf describing the program, visit the Web site at www.aclprevent.com. The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, in conjunction with the creators of the PEP program have created an online video instruction series illustrating the PEP program at www.aafla.org.

Prepare For The Heat

The following has been adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement9 on heat stress published by the US Soccer Federation:

1) Before prolonged physical activity, the child should be well hydrated.  To ensure that the child is not dehydrated before the start of the practice session or game, the child should drink 12-16 ounces of fluid approximately 30 minutes before getting to the field.  Once the activity is over, drinking every 20 minutes should be carried on for one hour.
 
2) Kids need to drink enough of the right fluids to replenish fluid losses during activity.  Flavored beverages that contain sodium (sports drinks) are preferable because the child may drink more of them.
·         Research shows that lightly sweetened and flavored non-carbonated beverages, like sports drinks, are preferred during exercise and are consumed in greater volumes than water10, diluted fruit juice11 or carbonated beverages12.
·         Research shows that fluids containing sodium chloride (sports drinks) increase voluntary drinking by 90% and prevent dehydration compared to drinking plain water3.
 
3) In addition to replacing fluid, children also need to replace the electrolytes, such as sodium, lost through sweat. Electrolyte replacement is important to stimulate a child’s thirst mechanism13, help the body hold on to fluid14, help prevent muscle cramps15 and to maintain sodium levels in the blood16.
 
4) Fluids children should avoid immediately before, during and shortly after activity include fruit juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated beverages and energy drinks.
 
Fruit juices have a high sugar content, which can slow fluid absorption and cause upset stomach17.
 
Carbonated beverages, such as soft drinks, can reduce voluntary drinking due to stomach fullness and throat burn when gulping12, 18.
 
Caffeinated beverages have a mild diuretic effect and therefore could promote dehydration by increasing urine production19.
 
Energy drinks should be avoided because many contain caffeine and
have high carbohydrate concentrations, which slows the emptying of fluids from the stomach20.