My oldest son has been playing soccer since he was 6. I played soccer through college, so I was thrilled to volunteer to ...

For years, youth soccer professionals have tried to rein in bad behavior. One exercise is Silent Soccer, where adults — parents and coaches — agree to keep quiet during games. Enlarge this image ...

The soccer players, especially forward and defensive players, showed definite, subtle mental impairment, indicative of chronic traumatic brain injury. Originally Published: June 6, 1999 at 1:00 AM CDT ...

Soccer isn't the only youth sport facing a shortage of officials. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, only 20 percent of high school sports officials return for ...

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten angry and slugged or pushed a coach or a young player, as ...

No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten angry and slugged or pushed a coach or ...

U.S. soccer recently updated a referee abuse prevention policy for youth and amateur soccer. Suspensions from two games to lifetime bans are now issued if you belittle, berate, insult, harass ...

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) -- A youth soccer referee in Beverly Hills doesn't mince words when it comes to the parents he says he had to deal with. Their bad behavior, he told CBS2's Jo Kwon, is why he ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (WHDH) — One soccer referee in California is calling it quits because of the players’ parents.Avery Krut has been a referee for /news/youth-soccer-referee-quits-citing ...

“Soccer-Playing Kids May Suffer Lingering Effects From Headers,” warned the Detroit Free Press. “Pro Soccer Players Show Signs of Brain Injury,” announced The Washington Post.