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		<title>ACL Injuries</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/acl-injuries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction: An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury will end a season at a minimum and can end a soccer career in some cases. The ACL is deep in the knee and attaches the upper leg bone (Femur) to the primary lower leg bone (Tibia), and runs at an angle from front to back. It prevents [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=128&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overuse Injuries</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/common-soccer-injuries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will point out some of the more common soccer overuse injuries I have seen or are aware of. It is not the purpose here to give details on how to manage these injuries, but to give you an idea of how they occur, how to identify them, what they involve, and in very general [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=88&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/dozen-dos-donts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have created a list of a dozen soccer safety &#8220;DO&#8217;S AND DON&#8217;TS&#8221; for coaches. After having assembled this website and identifying all the potential safety issues I could think of, it is apparent there is much a coach has to consider regarding safety of their players. I think if coaches could apply the following [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=87&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Air Quality-Pollution</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/environmental-air-quality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You heard the saying &#8220;you are what you eat&#8221;? Well, I would like to add another&#8230;.&#8221;you are what you breathe&#8221;. Clearly, air quality can have a significant effect on athletic performance and health. Depending on where you live, you may or may not be familiar with air quality issues. Having grown up in the Los [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=59&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communicable Diseases</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/communicable-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Communicable Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body fluids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food poisioning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Handling of Blood and Body Fluids: It should be assumed that all players could possibly have some form of communicable disease. With that assumption, there are many precautions that should be observed. Simply, this requires that coaches have necessary equipment in their first aid kit (gloves, dressing materials, hand-washing soap or gel, a plastic bag [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=46&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Player Personal Safety</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/player-personal-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Player Personal Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most organizations this comes under the &#8220;Risk Management&#8221; heading. Besides comments regarding the &#8220;stranger danger&#8221; program, I would also like to mention subjects like supervision, personal responsibility and buddy concepts. Risk management: It is truly a sad state of affairs in our world today when we must protect our youth from a small but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=44&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning Dangers</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/lightning-dangers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are literally millions of lightning strikes each year that hit the ground somewhere in the USA. According to the National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Assn, there are more than 100 deaths and over 400 injuries due to lightning strikes annually. In 1997, the National Lightning Detection Network recorded nearly 27,000,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in the USA. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=42&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Play Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/return-to-play-guidelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Envision the following scenario: A player injures his knee (knee sprain), and has swelling and loss of function. He goes to his physician, and is told to rest it for a few days, and then return to a second assessment and a possible MRI, and other tests. The player&#8217;s knee feels better after a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=21&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Misc Soccer Safety</title>
		<link>http://safesoccer.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/misc-soccer-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This category has been set up for any soccer safety or health issue not addressed in any other category. Please feel free to comment here on any issue that does &#8220;fit&#8221; in the other sections.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=19&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Injury Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following information is for coaches in dealing with minor injuries only. Injuries that are more severe, with significant loss of mobility and function or resulting in moderate to severe pain should always be seen by their family physician. Coaches can utilize first aid techniques and initial protection and management, but additional care may be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=safesoccer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3325417&amp;post=16&amp;subd=safesoccer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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