TYSA "Soccer Doc"
Meet Doc…
Terry ‘Doc’ Parker has been with the Tucker Youth Soccer
Association (TYSA) since 2003 providing sports (soccer)
medicine services free-of charge, for the U15-U19 Boys
Select Teams. Doc is a Board-Certified (ATC), State-Licensed
(LAT) Athletic Trainer, who also serves in the same
capacity for the Lakeside High School Boys Varsity Soccer
Team. He previously served as the Head Athletic Trainer
for the U S National Youth Soccer Team. Doc has more
than 30 years of adolescent sports medicine experience,
and speaks at both state and national conferences on
issues and injuries related to adolescent athletes.
His professional memberships include the National Athletic
Trainers’ Association (NATA) where he serves as a Peer
Reviewer for the NATA Journal, and is a co-author
of the soon-to-be published NATA Position Statement
on Overuse Injuries in the Pediatric and Adolescent
Athlete. Doc is also a member of the Society for
Adolescent Medicine where he serves as a Peer Reviewer
for the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Parents, should you have any questions
or concerns about any ‘soccer medicine’ issues or injuries
(head to toe and everything in between), or any of the
articles below, please feel free to contact Doc at (770)
216-9786 or at
socdoc2@aol.com. He will be available from September-November
in an effort to keep the boys healthy and on the field
playing toward a successful 2009 season!
TYSA Soccer Doc. Articles
September 2009 - Bad Bug (MRSA) Alert
March 2005 - Preventing Serious Oral & Facial Injuries
Among Players who Wear Orthodontic Braces
March 2004 -
Osgood-Schlatter – What’s in a Name?
April 2004 -
Preventing Testicle Injuries in Youth Players:
A Common Sense Approach
May 2003 -
Managing Heel Pain in Young Players
