In this article for SoccerAmerica, Dr. Dev K. Mishra discusses the different recovery times for young athletes, when compared to their professional counterparts. Dr. Mishra quotes Dr. Bert Mandelbaum to emphasize his point - “no matter the situation, whether it is a practice with very young players, a club team in a championship, or a professional in the World Cup there’s one thing we must do always: put the player first.”

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