When your kid gets an injury that sidelines him or her, do you look at the big picture?
Do you talk toughness - playing through pain like Ripken and Gehrig?
Or do you take a more cautious approach?
When your kid is sidelined, does he or she understand the big picture?
On June 18th, my son hit the waiting room at the orthopedic doctor and was diagnosed with a hip flexor strain. The combination of baseball and golf and growing led to the problem.
He has been on the disabled list since. He missed 4 games last weekend when the team played in a big local tournament. He missed a game played at Marge Schott Stadium on the University of Cincinnati. And it looks like he will miss a big tournament in Columbus this weekend.
He has been going to physical therapy, taking his anti-inflammatory drugs, heating, icing and stretching as prescribed. The doctor said that he would be out 1 to 2 weeks.
He is almost ready to come back, but we are being cautious for three reasons. We do not want him to come back early and re-injure the hip and
1) miss out on the Nations Baseball World Series in Florida.
2) jeopardized tryouts for the high school golf team.
3) jeopardized tryouts the 2013 club baseball season. (There is a chance our team is going to breakup.)
At dinner the other night, we asked him what the physical therapist said about the timetable to get back on the field. He said with a big smile, "Another week, but I am going to give it a try tomorrow night." We said, "Really."
Still smiling, he said, "You guys are not looking at the short picture here. You are constantly looking at the big picture."
The Main Point
My son misses baseball and golf but he sees the big picture. If he returns too early and tears the hip flexor from the bone, he will be out a long, long time. He does not want to risk the Florida trip or the tryouts.
I am not as patient. I cannot wait for him to start playing again.
Tread carefully. I know a kid who has been bothered off & on with a hip flexor strain for over a year. He's one of the top youth sprinters in the country.
ReplyDeleteThanks Clarence - I needed to hear that. My son seems fine now and we are anxious to get back to baseball but the physical therapist will not release him. It has been difficult hearing the updates about big wins in Columbus Ohio, while we are sitting home in Cincinnati. The Columbus Tourney ends on Tuesday - then the team has a week off before the Nations World Series in Florida. We will sit tight until then.
DeleteJust about every athlete that gets hurt wants to know when they can play again. But it is so important to think long term. I know no athlete likes to miss games, but you have to remind them that no one game, no matter how big, is worth their long term health or potential athletic career.
ReplyDeleteI think we all, including those that choose to play, understand and accept that; however the question is/was what were you doing to inform the players of this risk and how it could shape their lives?
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