USA Soccer Cup Course
Didactics:
- Wednesday, July 10, 2024 and Thursday, July 11, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Health Science Education Center
- Friday, July 12, 2024, 8:00 a.m. - noon, asynchronous online
Rotation: Friday, July 12 - Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN.
USA Soccer Cup is a 2.5-day course for participants to learn and practice the skills necessary to manage many sports injuries, such as:
- Acute sideline management
- Concussion evaluation
- Splinting
- MSK ultrasound
- Injuries of the ankle, hand, knee, neck, shoulder, and soft tissue
Participants may have the opportunity to provide medical coverage in clinic and on the sidelines at the Target USA CUP International Youth Soccer Tournament, held at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota.
- Acute sideline management
- Biomechanical assessment
- Sports concussion
- Dermatology in sports medicine
- Heat-related illness/injuries
- Low back pain in adolescents
- Musculoskeletal injury assessment
- Pediatric athletes
- Splinting and casting
- Ultrasound
- X-ray review of common adolescent fractures
Registration is for non-University of Minnesota family medicine residents, medical students, and community physicians or healthcare professionals. Fees include tuition, syllabus, parking, and lunch.
- Contact:
Heidi Cerdas Monge, MBA, [email protected]
Photo & Video Release
We may take photos and/or videos of instructors and learners at our programmatic courses, and these may appear in the department’s and/or University of Minnesota’s marketing and promotional materials (e.g., brochures, posters, social media, websites, etc.). Your attendance constitutes your permission and consent for photography and video subsequent usage. If you do not want to be photographed or filmed, please let us know by contacting Heidi Cerdas Monge, MBA, 612-625-0953, [email protected].
"Well-run course. Concise and very applicable lectures with useful information. Good combination of didactics and hands-on experiences."