After an injury, most young athletes get cleared with a date on the calendar and someone's best guess. Elite clubs do it differently: they run 7 objective checks. This free guide explains them in plain language, with the exact questions to ask your child's provider.
Why "he's at 12 weeks, he's fine" is the most common shortcut in youth sports, and the most dangerous one.
The measured left-right comparison clubs insist on, and the deficit that hides behind a pain-free smile.
Injuries happen in minute 80, not in a quiet clinic hallway. Here's how the pros test for the moment that matters.
These are three different gates. Youth sport routinely collapses them into one, and that's where trouble starts.
Recovered as an athlete, not as a pedestrian. If nobody has watched them sprint, that's a red flag.
Kids almost never say they're scared of getting hurt again. There are quiet signs, and parents can learn to spot them.
Three questions that instantly reveal whether your child was tested, or just guessed at.
Ten minutes of reading. A different level of confidence at every clearance conversation.
Download the guideIf the clearance came from a calendar instead of real criteria, or the answers you're getting feel vague, I'll review your child's situation personally and tell you exactly where it stands against the standards professional clubs use.
An independent educational review. It works alongside your child's local care team, it never replaces them.
I trained where the standards are highest: an MSc in Sports Physiotherapy at the Real Madrid Graduate School, a FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, and years inside elite football and professional ITF tennis tournaments.
After years working with kids and teenagers who aspire to reach their best level in football and tennis, I built these consultations and this guide to bring their care as close as possible to what elite players receive, so their health and their performance stay where they deserve to be.
Based in Europe, working remotely with families across the US, UK, Canada and Australia, in English, Español and Italiano.