Dr. Phil Forsythe, PT, DPT, SCS

Founder · Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist

Dr. Phil Forsythe is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a board-certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) — a distinction held by only a small percentage of physical therapists nationwide. He founded First Touch Sports Science to give soccer players a path back to the game that is measured, soccer-specific, and built to keep them on the field for good.

The gap he set out to close

Too many athletes finish rehab “cleared” but nowhere near ready for the cutting, sprinting, and landing the game demands — and re-injure within their first season back. Dr. Forsythe pairs doctoral-level physical therapy with objective sports science testing, so the day an athlete returns to play, the data confirms they are truly ready.

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Background & credentials

Training and specialization

Doctor of Physical Therapy, [university / DPT program]
Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS)
[X]+ years working with soccer athletes, from youth club to college level
Experience with [ECNL clubs / teams you would like to name]
Specialties: ACL reconstruction rehabilitation, return-to-sport testing, injury prevention, and soccer performance profiling

Beyond the clinic

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