Terry ‘Doc’ Parker is a board-Certified (ATC), state-Licensed (LAT) Athletic Trainer who joined the Tucker Youth Soccer Association in 2003 after serving as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Tulsa (OK) Thunder Soccer Club, the Texans Soccer Club (Houston), and the U S National Youth Soccer Team, respectively. Doc works exclusively with the U14-U19 Boys Select Programs, and has more than 30 years of adolescent sports medicine experience. His professional memberships include the National Athletic Trainers’ Association where he serves as a Peer Reviewer for the NATA Journal, and the Society for Adolescent Medicine where he serves as a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Adolescent Health. Players and parents, should you have any questions about any “soccer medicine” concerns, or any of the articles below, please feel free to contact Doc at (770) 216-9786 or at socdoc2@aol.com.

 In addition to his work with the Tucker Youth Soccer Association, Doc is a Program Consultant in the CDC’s Division of Adolescent & School Health, and an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education at the Emory University School of Public Health where he teaches Adolescent Health. Doc is also consulted by parents and professionals regarding a wide range of adolescent health and development issues

 

TYSA Soccer Doc. Articles

October 2007 - 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