playing through injury, is this standard? time to quit?

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Jul 14, 2010
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I'm not sure if I saw an age. Sounds like HS? I've posted before but my DD had elbow issue at 14/15. Had to stop throwing completely for 6 weeks and go to PT. Then got retaught throwing mechanics. Couldn't throw at TB tryouts. She did the work. No short cuts. Fast forward she's a junior college player, with an amazing arm, pursuing PT and moving up one NCAA division this spring. If DD is not committed to the work required for healing and full rehab then it's time to quit. After seeing younger players play through injuries in first couple of years of HS I just shake my head. FWIW - DD shadowed an AT in HS and decided it wasn't for her. It takes a strong person to do what's right by the athlete with all the conflicting pressures.


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Mar 25, 2011
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Age is relevant here. I think it must be high school. If it's college, i can't see any parent having the actual authority to say their daughter is done with softball. I know I could advise my DD, but not enforce it. Nor would I want her to give me that decision making power in her life, please, ask for my advice, but make your own educated decisions.

Rest. She could skip a whole high school season, make one good appearance at a college camp of choice, and be better off.
 
Feb 19, 2012
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How are the injuries occurring? Can she play a position other than catcher? If she can switch to a less injury prone position she may be able to keep playing, but softball is not worth a permanent disability.

The shoulder was loose when I dropped her off at school, it dislocated after the first week of practice. She's never had it happen before. (I wondered if it was the 6 hour practices but there was no specific activity that caused it) The back injury happened during a practice game. Being away at school she used the trainer and school clinic first. She was cleared by trainers, I don't recall if she went back to the actual doctors. I see a pattern with the SB program, so when DD was home for break I took her to a specialist.

Glad she's there for the education and not ball because I'd rather have her walk away.
 
Feb 22, 2013
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There are many kids in college that apply for, and receive, a "Medical Redshirt" in college, where they suffer an injury during the course of their participation in sporting events at the collegiate level and can't participate during the remainder of their season due to care and treatment by a physician. The student athlete has to apply for the "Medical Redshirt" and the NCAA will review the injury, the amount of time the athlete participated in the season, and the medical documention of the season ending injury.

If the athlete is granted a "Medical Redshirt", the year that the athlete sat out, due to the injury, is restored to the athlete by the NCAA. At the NCAA level, an athlete has 5 years to play a maximum of 4 years, with any given sport. A "Medical Redshirt" would give the injured athlete the ability to have 6 years to play a maximum of 4 years, with any given sport, because one of those years the athlete was medically unable to participate in a sport or injured early during the sport season and suffered a season ending injury and applied and received a "Medical Redshirt".

So, from the original post, I would encourage my dd to seek and follow the advice of a sports medicine doctor. If my dd was going to miss the majority of the sports season because of the injury, I would have my dd contact the school's athletic director and coach and seek information and paperwork for applying for a "Medical Redshirt" based on the Doctor's treatment and medical opinion. I just think that there are more options that just having your dd quit. If she's under a doctor's care and medically unable to play during the season, she shouldn't be playing. Applying for a "Medical Redshirt" could be an option.
 
Dec 20, 2012
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I have no doubt that she may have been sent back out onto the field. IMO far too much faith is placed in "trainers" especially at the HS level. Not sure why their opinion carries weight with some folks. These are the same dolts at my DD's former HS that suggested "Maybe take some Advil" after a player sustained a head injury.

My point is that there is obviously more to this story. There is quite a bit of conflicting and contradictory information which considered as a whole, just does not make sense. Again, strongly suggest you get a comprehensive medical examination by a qualified specialist and make an informed decision that is in her best long term interests.

This statement is by no means limited to the HS level. My dd has not thrown a pitch since last April due to an incompetent trainer. 8 weeks on crutches and the entire summer of stationary bikes as the only exercise she could perform. Only to come back to a trainer that allowed coaches to have her doing certain activities before completely healed. So now opening day is still up in the air. The trainer initially misdiagnosed the injury and then was not relaying the info from doctors to the coaches. These guys and gals often believe they are doctors and physical therapists. Some are great and some are full of crap. Put the health of your dd first. If that means sending her to an outside physician or confronting coaches and the trainer. Like rise said put her long term health as first priority.
 
Feb 17, 2014
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^^ So true! Jake was extremely fortunate to have an awesome trainer. Zack who not only helped her get over some bumps in the road but helped make her a better athlete. Unfortunately trainers like him see to be the exception, not the norm. When Jake was faced with a decision regarding having surgery on her throwing wrist over the off season the medical staff at SC encouraged us to get a second opinion. However, after a conversation with her surgeon who was also the Chair of Orthopedics she scheduled the surgery. She is throwing great and her rise is better than ever. :)
[MENTION=2281]slingit[/MENTION] hope your DD mends soon and is back at it!
 
Jun 12, 2015
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I think getting an opinion from someone who isn't invested in the team is pretty important. People often see what they want to see.
 
Mar 26, 2013
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If the athlete is granted a "Medical Redshirt", the year that the athlete sat out, due to the injury, is restored to the athlete by the NCAA. At the NCAA level, an athlete has 5 years to play a maximum of 4 years, with any given sport. A "Medical Redshirt" would give the injured athlete the ability to have 6 years to play a maximum of 4 years, with any given sport, because one of those years the athlete was medically unable to participate in a sport or injured early during the sport season and suffered a season ending injury and applied and received a "Medical Redshirt".
The Five-Year Rule limits athletes to 4 seasons of intercollegiate competition in any one sport. There are 2 different waivers - Five-Year Rule and Hardship. The Hardship Waiver (aka Medical Redshirt) is for getting an additional season of competition due to an injury rendering them unable to play/complete the 2nd half of season. The Five-Year Rule Waiver is only available when needed to complete the 4 seasons of competition, so a 6th year can only be added if they lost more than 1 year.
 

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