The "The Day the Game Stopped" thread got me wondering. For any of you with kids that are dealing with injuries, I wish you speedy recovery.
Has your player or their teammates had to deal with any serious injuries?
It seems that the age of 11-12 is about the time that things start to happen. I don't remember seeing friends get hurt from sports back in the day. Sure, you had an occasional broken arm or there was that one kid who would jump his bike off of/over anything and he was always getting stitches.
Why does it seem to be happening more now?
1. Decided to drop soccer. She's been dealing with dizziness that is yet to be diagnosed. She tried to play through it, but it's gotten worse. Glad that she didn't get hurt as a result.
2. We had a week long team camp for 3 hours a day. At the end of the 4th day, her foot was bothering her. Went to the doc and found out she has a torn tendon in her ankle. She's in a boot for a few more weeks. She's a kid who doesn't play super physical, but she had a few injuries last year.
3. Just had another one who was complaining about her ankle bothering her. She's new to the team and didn't want to sit out during a scrimmage two weeks ago.. She played most of the scrimmage in goal and a few minutes on the field, but she was in pain. She played on the field during a tournament this past weekend. She looked ok on the field, but maybe a bit slower than usual. She didn't complain during the weekend. Yesterday, she was just diagnosed with tendinitis and advised to take a week or 2 off.
Has your player or their teammates had to deal with any serious injuries?
It seems that the age of 11-12 is about the time that things start to happen. I don't remember seeing friends get hurt from sports back in the day. Sure, you had an occasional broken arm or there was that one kid who would jump his bike off of/over anything and he was always getting stitches.
Why does it seem to be happening more now?
- Is it because of changing bodies?
- Is it because of "overuse"? - IE Playing and practicing year round with 80 games a year being "normal"?
- Is it because they are playing more physical? There were physical teams at younger ages or teams had 1 or 2 kids that played physical. Now you are seeing more players using their bodies. And some kids have hit a growth spurt, while others haven't.
- Is it because coaches are expecting kids to do more? I know a team that just moved to 2 hour practices from 90 minutes. Many coaches expect kids to be doing conditioning outside of practice.
- Is it because parents (or coaches) are pushing kids to play if they are slightly dinged up? (You don't want to lose your spot on the team. We are spending this money, you better get on the field).
- Is it because of nutrition?
- I think it's probably a combination of all of the above and some bad luck.
1. Decided to drop soccer. She's been dealing with dizziness that is yet to be diagnosed. She tried to play through it, but it's gotten worse. Glad that she didn't get hurt as a result.
2. We had a week long team camp for 3 hours a day. At the end of the 4th day, her foot was bothering her. Went to the doc and found out she has a torn tendon in her ankle. She's in a boot for a few more weeks. She's a kid who doesn't play super physical, but she had a few injuries last year.
3. Just had another one who was complaining about her ankle bothering her. She's new to the team and didn't want to sit out during a scrimmage two weeks ago.. She played most of the scrimmage in goal and a few minutes on the field, but she was in pain. She played on the field during a tournament this past weekend. She looked ok on the field, but maybe a bit slower than usual. She didn't complain during the weekend. Yesterday, she was just diagnosed with tendinitis and advised to take a week or 2 off.