Tonka United is one of Minnesota’s largest youth soccer associations, based in Chanhassen and serving thousands of players across the western Twin Cities suburbs. The club runs recreation leagues, competitive teams, camps, and UPSL sides for men and women, reaching players from their first season through high school and beyond. Tonka United has spent decades building a program that treats youth soccer as something worth doing well.
Premier Sports Medicine is proud to support that work.
Shared values
Premier and Tonka United came together because the two organizations want the same things for young athletes. Player safety belongs at the center of the youth sports experience. Development and well-being move together, and a player who feels cared for competes with more confidence. Skilled people doing careful work are what make a program dependable, and Tonka has run its club on that principle for years.
Tonka wrote about this directly. In The Essential Value of Athletic Trainers, the club laid out why certified Athletic Trainers belong on youth sidelines, from concussion recognition to heat and lightning decisions. That view matches Premier’s founding purpose. Premier Sports Medicine was built by Athletic Trainers to raise the level of care at the clubs and events where they work.
Proud to support Tonka United
Supporting a club like Tonka United means a lot to Premier. Tonka has the size, the reach, and the standards to set an example for youth soccer. When a program that serves this many families decides that professional medical coverage is part of the offering, it raises expectations for everyone. Premier is glad to stand behind that decision and behind the players and families who benefit from it.
What Premier does for Tonka United
Premier Sports Medicine provides Tonka United with certified Athletic Trainers who bring the Premier Safety Standard to the club’s events. Each Premier Athletic Trainer is a licensed healthcare professional trained in injury evaluation, concussion management, emergency action planning, environmental monitoring, and coordination with physicians and EMS. On site, that means a qualified professional who can evaluate an injury in real time, guide the right next step, and monitor conditions like heat and weather so play stays safe. For Tonka’s families, it is the confidence of knowing that skilled medical care is present whenever their players take the field.
Learn more about Tonka United and the Premier Safety Standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a certified Athletic Trainer do at a youth soccer game?
A certified Athletic Trainer evaluates injuries on the field, decides the right next step, manages concussions, and monitors conditions like heat and lightning so play stays safe. They are licensed healthcare professionals, not general first-aid volunteers.
Why does a youth soccer club need on-site medical coverage?
Youth players get hurt, and someone qualified needs to make the call in the moment. On-site coverage means an injury is assessed by a trained professional right away, instead of waiting on a parent or a trip to urgent care.
What is the Premier Safety Standard?
The Premier Safety Standard is the level of care every Premier Athletic Trainer brings to an event. It covers injury evaluation, concussion management, emergency action planning, environmental monitoring, and coordination with physicians and EMS.
Are Premier Athletic Trainers licensed healthcare professionals?
Yes. Each Premier Athletic Trainer is a licensed healthcare professional trained in injury evaluation and emergency care, held to the standards a school or college program would expect.
How can our club get Athletic Trainer coverage from Premier?
Send Premier Sports Medicine your season schedule and the events you want covered. Premier will match certified Athletic Trainers to your games and bring the Premier Safety Standard to your sideline.
Next Steps
Want the same coverage for your club or event? Premier Sports Medicine places certified Athletic Trainers on sidelines across the region.