By Mike Woitalla (from PLAYSOCCER Magazine)

I thought it must have been some kind of mistake. E-mails were being sent out to the wrong address list or something. There's just no way that 7-year-olds were being invited to soccer tryouts, I figured.
But it was true.

Concussion is a controversial and tricky medical topic, but any coach or parent who works with soccer players needs to know what to do if you are faced with a situation in which you suspect a player has had a concussion.

By Dr. Dev Mishra (From Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)

Since when did the postgame (or, in some cases, pregame and halftime, too) snack become the focal point of youth recreational soccer games? And when did it become the latest installment of "Keeping up with the Joneses"?

By Emily Cohen (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider, June 19)

In Soccer America's "Youth Insider" Dr. Dev Mishra provides a detailed guidefor finding the right cleats.

Click HERE to read "Buying the Right Cleat for Your Foot."

Howard Liebeskind, podiatrist for the U.S. national teams, the L.A. Galaxy and CD Chivas USA, provides all the info you need on soccer cleats in his piece for Soccer America's Youth Insider.

Click HERE to read, "General Principles in Cleat Selection."

Writing for Soccer America's "Youth Insider," Dr. Dev Mishra looks at the rise of overuse injuries and the perils of year-round single-sport training.

Click HERE for the article, "How Much Soccer is Too Much Soccer?"

A torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) may be a soccer player's most feared injury. Writing for Soccer America's "Youth Insider," Dr. Dev Mishra looks at training methods designed to prevent ACL injuries.

Click HERE for the article, "How To Save Your ACL":