● Now accepting new players — Tyson’s Corner, VA
Get back on the pitch faster, stronger, and harder to injure.
First Touch Sports Science blends elite physical therapy with soccer-specific sports science to rehab injuries, prevent the next one, and unlock the performance youth and college players are chasing.
TRUSTED BY PLAYERS & CLUBS ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ECNL Clubs · College Programs · Youth Academies · Travel Teams
Why First Touch
Care built for the way soccer players actually move
Most clinics treat a knee. We treat a midfielder. Every plan is engineered around the cuts, sprints, and landings the game demands.
Soccer-Specific Rehab
From ACL reconstruction rehabilitation to hamstring strains, we rebuild you for change-of-direction, not just walking pain-free.
Injury Prevention Testing
Force-plate, strength, and movement screening identify the hidden asymmetries that turn into season-ending injuries.
Direct Access — No Referral
Skip the gatekeeping. In Virginia you can start care with us directly, so you are not losing weeks waiting on a doctor note.
What we do
Two engines, one outcome: a more durable athlete
Sports Physical Therapy
One-on-one, doctor-led rehabilitation that takes you from injury to full return-to-sport clearance — with objective testing along the way.
- ACL reconstruction rehabilitation
- Return-to-sport testing & clearance
Soccer Sports Science Testing
Data-driven assessments — strength, power, speed and asymmetry — that show exactly where your game is being held back, and how to fix it.
- Force-plate & movement screening
- Individualized performance roadmap
9mo
Typical ACL return-to-sport pathway
1:1
Every session, doctor of PT led
0
Referrals needed to start care
100%
Soccer-specific programming
Player & parent stories
Results that show up on the scoresheet
After my daughter ACL surgery we were terrified. First Touch had her back to ECNL competition stronger than before — and confident on the knee again.
MR
Maria R.
Soccer parent, Vienna VA
The sports science testing found a left-leg weakness I had no idea about. Fixed it, and my sprint speed and shot power both jumped before college ID camps.
JT
Jordan T.
College commit, U-18
As a club director I send our players here without hesitation. The return-to-sport testing is the most thorough I have seen in Northern Virginia.
DC
David C.
ECNL Club Director
About First Touch
Founded by a soccer player who got tired of generic care
First Touch Sports Science was built on a simple frustration: athletes were being discharged pain-free but nowhere near ready to compete. We bridge that gap with rehab and performance science designed exclusively for the soccer athlete.
- Doctorate-level expertise in the soccer athlete
- Programming built around your season & showcases
Your comeback starts with one appointment
Whether you are recovering from surgery or chasing a college roster spot, let us build the plan that gets you there. Direct access — no referral required.