{"id":11159,"date":"2022-01-25T11:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=11159"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:51:00","slug":"us-club-soccer-go4-extend-partnership-2022-01-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-go4-extend-partnership-2022-01-25\/","title":{"rendered":"US Club Soccer, Go4 extend partnership rooted in player health and safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11159\" class=\"elementor elementor-11159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4758e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4758e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05857e6\" data-id=\"05857e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8023b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae8023b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US Club Soccer, Go4 extend partnership rooted in player health and safety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62db299 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"62db299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/us19.list-manage.com\/survey?u=0fb0f6e3c58ccc7b17ab112c8&#038;id=49618276cf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-216e31f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"216e31f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8de2240\" data-id=\"8de2240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910d487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910d487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA, PA \/ CHARLESTON, SC (Jan. 25, 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.go4.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go4<\/a>, the only national, on-demand platform for hiring per diem athletic trainers, and US Club Soccer, a National Association member of the U.S. Soccer Federation, have renewed their strategic alliance. The relationship was fully adopted in the fall of 2021 after years of Go4, formerly Go4Ellis, assisting US Club Soccer with per diem athletic trainers at its national events.\u00a0US Club Soccer members benefit from the access to the same platform that its staff uses to access more than 13,000 certified athletic trainers for on-site medical care and injury prevention services at games, practices and tournaments across the country.<\/p><p>The agreement has been extended for three years, signaling continued commitment to player safety, parent and staff education, and operational assistance for soccer clubs.<\/p><ul><li><em>UPDATE (March 2)<\/em>: US Club Soccer and Go4 are asking US Club Soccer members to <a href=\"https:\/\/us19.list-manage.com\/survey?u=0fb0f6e3c58ccc7b17ab112c8&amp;id=49618276cf\">take this survey<\/a>\u00a0to help better understand your safety needs and concerns. Your feedback will help drive future collaborative safety-related initiatives.<\/li><\/ul><p>Go4\u2019s mission has been to put an athletic trainer on every sideline, everywhere. Streamlined access to healthcare professionals has been a constant challenge within the amateur sports world. With the Go4 platform, US Club Soccer coaches, tournament directors, and league organizers can select from a pool of qualified applicants, mitigating their risk of operating and providing a safer environment for everyone.<\/p><p>All US Club Soccer members and affiliates in need of athletic trainers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.go4.io\/hire-ats-us-club-soccer\/\">should use this link<\/a>\u00a0to create their account and gain access to the nationwide network of athletic trainers.<\/p><p>Go4\u2019s foundation on safety aligns with US Club Soccer, which has unequivocally put player health and safety as a top priority in its programming and offerings. The organization\u2019s flagship initiative, Players First, is built on five pillars: Club Development, Coaching Development, Player Development, Parent Engagement and Education, and Player Health and Safety. By facilitating this holistic environment, players can reach their full potential in the sport and develop skills that benefit them long after their playing days.<\/p><p>The expanded union with Go4 will also provide US Club Soccer teams and tournament operators with valuable content, like cheat sheets and webinars on player safety, risk mitigation, and proactive plans to keep players in the game.<\/p><p>\u201cHealth and safety is of utmost importance to US Club Soccer, and we\u2019re always looking for ways to facilitate a safer environment on and off the field,\u201d said Alexandra Rieben, US Club Soccer Sr. Director of Partnerships &amp; Events. \u201cWith the partnership extension, US Club Soccer will continue to source top-notch athletic trainers through Go4 during events, offer this service to all our members and provide valuable health and safety resources throughout the season. We know our members expect the highest standard of safety, so we\u2019re delighted to continue to partner with the experts at Go4.\u201d<\/p><p>Athletic trainer services include injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion and education, emergency care, examination and clinical diagnosis. As healthcare professionals, athletic trainers are also trained and equipped in executing COVID-19 protocols as well as in managing and enforcing state or local return-to-play guidelines.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are thrilled to continue working with US Club Soccer as they create and maintain the safest environments in youth soccer,\u201d said Ellis Mair, VP of Medicine and Community. \u201cIn any sport there is a risk of injury, and we\u2019re excited to help US Club Soccer utilize best practices to keep player safety at the core of their mission. An athletic trainer on every sideline means preventing and managing these injuries appropriately.\u201d<\/p><p>Go4\u2019s mission has been to put an athletic trainer on every sideline, everywhere. Streamlined access to healthcare professionals has been a constant challenge within the amateur sports world. With the Go4 platform, US Club Soccer coaches, tournament directors, and league organizers will select from a pool of qualified applicants, mitigating their risk of operating and providing a safer environment for all stakeholders.<\/p><p>Teams, coaches and organizations seeking assistance in hiring Athletic Trainers should contact Ricky Schwartzberg, Director of National Accounts at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Ricky.Schwartzberg@go4.io\">Ricky.Schwartzberg@go4.io<\/a>\u00a0or 410-570-5482.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Club Soccer, Go4 extend partnership rooted in player health and safety Survey PHILADELPHIA, PA \/ CHARLESTON, SC (Jan. 25, 2022)\u00a0\u2013 Go4, the only national, on-demand platform for hiring per diem athletic trainers, and US Club Soccer, a National Association<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-go4-extend-partnership-2022-01-25\/\"> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[31,32,93,19],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-11159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news","category-partners-sponsors","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11159"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=11159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}