Nope, this is where I tell you that I have made my own observations and endeavoured to educate myself through reading and enquiry. I have been coaching youth football for some time and have noticed the soft tissue injuries and other ailments like severs, aching joints, and muscle soreness that hits kids around 14 to 16 years old.Originally Posted by Goatscheese
So while I am not a medical professional specialising in child physical development, I have spoken with physios, qualified sports trainers, the kids with the injuries and their parents and formed an opinion based on what I have seen, read and been advised by professionals.
As I said, it would be pretty certain that most NPL and NEWFM coaches are not qualified sports trainers beyond the knowledge they picked up on their C licence. If you would like to run a survey of them and prove my contention wrong, then be my guest and I'll happily stand corrected.
