Struggles after concussion

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Out in Left Field said:

The coach sounds abusive and coaches calling or texting players directly always sounds creepy. You already see them after school. It just sounds like an 'act first, then apologize if someone doesn't like it' kind of coach. Don't like it.

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Yesterday didn't go well either and was tough on the whole family. I won't go into details but after a long discussion when we were done, this particular coach said it would be his last tournament. A parent who is a very good baseball coach came over and said he'd love to work with DD (for free). He said that she could use some practice that doesn't involve screaming. I'm glad we get the weekend off. Our last this summer.

Out in Left Field said:

coaches calling or texting players directly always sounds creepy..... Don't like it.

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Not to change the subject but I agree and disagree with this. Definitely depends on age but I have a problem with parents not relaying information to players so I text or email the players that have given me their email addresses. Typically the text involves me receiving a text from a random number asking if there is practice today and I simply respond with a yes...

Give your daughter lots of time and be very, very patient. While my daughter did not have a concussion she did take a line drive to her face while pitching. For someone who has not taken a line drive to their face it is hard to understand how traumatic this is. This happened to my daughter two years ago and she is, I estimate, about 95% back. She can still be very careful on certain plays and situations.

My advice, if you choose to take it, be very, very patient. Do not pressure. And keep her away from coaches who are a$$...

My DD's best friend and teammate suffered a concussion earlier this spring. The actions which caused the concussion (a fall in which she hit her head) didn't sound terrible, but the concussion itself was more serious than anyone had originally deduced. This player was out of school for three weeks. She didn't return to softball for another three weeks, and then very very slowly.

Try not to worry too much, though I know it's hard not to worry! It's barely been a month - these things can truly take two months or more. Having a coach add to her mental anguish by criticizing her performance at one of the toughest positions in softball is not extremely helpful.

We were all extremely worried about my DD's friend - it took time for her true personality to come back. She was quite withdrawn and would get depressed when she would suffer setbacks, such as headaches or nausea. She tried to sit in the dugout to cheer on her teammates, but early on even that was too much. The good news is that, three months later, she is back to her old sparkly, happy self. It has just taken lots of time, patience and understanding.

Gotcha. I wasn't thinking high school but our schools have the same protocol that you have or close to it. I was assuming that they went to the Dr regardless of TB or league to be cleared.

Hear what you're saying though. DD's coach isn't a school employee and he texts the team captain who then disseminates the information.

Out in Left Field said:

The coach sounds abusive and coaches calling or texting players directly always sounds creepy. You already see them after school. It just sounds like an 'act first, then apologize if someone doesn't like it' kind of coach. Don't like it.

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Slappers said:

Not to change the subject but I agree and disagree with this. Definitely depends on age but I have a problem with parents not relaying information to players so I text or email the players that have given me their email addresses. Typically the text involves me receiving a text from a random number asking if there is practice today and I simply respond with a yes...

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Try not interacting with players directly while running an 18U showcase team. It does not work. Especially this time of year when I get texts and calls from players and coaches throughout the day.

riseball said:

Try not interacting with players directly while running an 18U showcase team. It does not work. Especially this time of year when I get texts and calls from players and coaches throughout the day.

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Our coach only sends the info to the players...he says they should be responsible if they are playing 18u. It's still a pain as a parent not getting them. DD's not even old enough to drive so he should know they are relying on us. The HC and AC also text frequently and call just to talk to them about performances etc...

IM-
You could start her in OF but first do some long toss with her (with a mask on). she will have more time to react but she may have difficulty tracking the ball. depending on how competitive the league/team is, she could also try 1B or 2B.

My 2 DD's have had concussions as have several kids that I know and as noted previously, every one of them was different and every one took a diiferent amount of time to recover from. Some required missing school- the HS teachers were better at dealing with it than the Middle School teachers- some of whom ignored the reduced workload and testing instructions altogether. Oldest DD had a whopper the first time that sidelined her from January thru the end of may/early June. I think her personality changed (not for the better) through the experience, but she was 16 so who knows she began drivers ed during this time and seemed to have no clue as to the spatial relationship of the car to the road, other cars etc. Also, she is a musician and she became unable to read music.
Concussions are something that aren't understood well, and you have the general population that had concussions as kids and were just told to suck it up. My 1st DDs first concussion (yes there were more) happened on a Sunday but we diidn't take her to the doctor until a week and a day later.- I was amazed at what I saw that she couldn't do a week after the injury! we learned a lot from that experience and unfortunately got to use what we learned several more times.
good luck-
ps - reading music came back 100% but she is not a good driver- could be just her, but there was a major shift in her personality, became less interested in sports and less driven in general.

Poor thing! I don't think you can ever bee "too" careful with an injury like this. I hope she heals quickly!

I hope she heals quickly and well, IM!

I hope my DD does too. She took a foul tip to the helmet while catching last night. The hit didn't look that bad, but when she just stayed in her crouch rather than jumping up to go after the ball, I knew right away that it had really rung her bell. When she got back to the dugout, one of her coaches checked on her and yanked her from the game. She had the throbbing headache and nausea, thankfully no real dizziness, loss of consciousness, slurred speech, etc. Today, she seems very mentally sharp, but still has a headache. It doesn't seem as bad as the one she had last year, where she was not herself for several days, but I'm pretty sure it IS a second one.

I'm pretty well decided that even if she pleads with me, she's not playing in the Metros this weekend. There will be other tournaments. There's only one brain.