Recognizing Sports Concussions

Here's a great video from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association on the signs and symptoms of head injuries.  It's very good and we encourage all our parents, coaches, and athletes to watch it. 

http://www.mywiaa.org/lystedt/default.htm

Eastside Announces 2010-2011 Season BU16 - BU19 Coaches!

EFC proudly announces our boys coaches for the U16 through U19 teams. Please see the Coaching Assignment Page on our website.

EFC Boys 94 Red President's Day Tournament Champion!

Congratulations to Dan Strom's U15 Boys team who traveled to Arizona for the President's Day Tournament. The claimed a decisive victory, beating the Sereno South Boys 4-0 in the final round. EFC faced FC Frederick (MD) in the semifinals where they won 4-0, and New Mexico Strikers in the quarters (1-0). Only 2 goals were scored against them throughout the tournament. Congratulations!

Tom Bialek's U13 boys attended the same tournament, where they advanced to the Semi-Final round losing to Sereno, the AZ State Champion and Regional Semi-Finalist. Great work boys!

Register for Spring Training Sessions!

Get ready for tryouts! EFC is holding a series of spring training sessions designed to improve your skills and get you ready for tryouts. Sessions are Friday night from 6:00-7:30 pm at Preston Park and start on March 19th! Check the flyer for date details.

Injury Prevention and Recovery

Pro-Tec Athletics is one of our sponsors who manufactures sports medicine equipment.  I recently received this note from Sayeh Ghassemieh at Pro-Tec with regard to knee injuries - a topic of interest for our athletes.
Thanks, Sayeh!
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Two common knee injuries in young teen athletes are Osgood Schlatter’s Disease and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries. Osgood Schlatter’s Disease occurs due to growth spurts in young athletes, where the quadriceps muscle, which is much stronger than the patellar tendon, can pull away the patellar tendon from the tibia, causing pain. The ACL is a ligament that provides stability to the knee. The most evident sign of damage in an ACL injury is instability in the knee, such as buckling while running or turning.

The first advice in treating knee injuries is to seek professional help. If you believe the injury is joint related or involves a muscle strain and continues to cause pain, see an orthopedist or medical professional immediately. A proper evaluation is essential to finding out what the next step is, which can vary from immobilization, rehab, or in extreme cases, surgery. In many cases, once the injury has been evaluated a knee brace or support may be recommended to be worn during activity to reduce the chances of further damage. Icing the area and massage therapy are also common recommendations to help expedite the healing process. Ice and massage therapy is also suggested to be used on a proactive basis to aid muscle recovery after participation in any activity that may cause muscle strain and tightness.

Pro-Tec Athletics is an Eastside FC sponsor in the area of sports medicine equipment specializing in braces, supports, hot/cold and massage therapy. Information on common sports injuries as well as their full product line is available at their web site http://www.injurybegone.com/.

Eastside FC Information Night March 2nd!

EFC will host an information night for incoming U8-U10 Development players, all U11 players and anyone who is interested in learning more about Eastside FC. The meeting will be held March 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Library Distribution Center on Newport Way in Issaquah. For more information and more details on the location, click here. We hope to see you there!

Latest Competitive Results from Phil Emory

Summary page from Phil's latest report.

Here's a new update from Phil.  He reports  "Here is what I have to date. Boys 99 Red Dev is sure racking up the goals."  Check out the entire report here.