Lower back pain in U16 football (Soccer) players

[charmainet]

Thank you both for your replies... I will work on some of your suggestions and see how we go. Think one of my main issues is that I don't often make it to training sessions due to the fact that I have to work - sure you are both aware of just how tight it is to live on a student loan!!

I have been pushing for a more dynamic warm up session and certainly on match days when I take the warm up and cool down sessions I do put the emphasis on a dynamic warm up and build as much flexibility into the cool down as I can - not always easy post match as they just want to go off and get their food!!!!

Thanks again

Char

[camaron]

Interesting. I am a parent of a 16 year old girl soccer players who complains, as do many of her team, of back pain. In particular it gets worse playing on third generation astroturf.

Has anyone heard of a possible issue here with back pain on astro?

[112inky]

they are straing very high and don't do the proper warming process. Also playing rapidly wil casuethe lower back pain