swamp
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Post by swamp on Jun 10, 2013 12:18:04 GMT -5
I know a while back there was an issue with heart injuries in baseball. Apparently, small kid's ribcages are so flexible that a hit to the chest would bruise the heart and occasionally, a kid will get hit and then later drop dead. This is from a 60 minutes segment 20+ years ago, so I can't provide any links. Personally, I would think twice about letting a 7 year old play the 'small hard ball' sports. Short attention spans and deadly projectiles don't mix. they wear a chest protector. it's the same one he wears in hockey.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2013 12:22:07 GMT -5
DS took one in the shoulder on the first play of the season this year. He was playing first base and misjudged where the throw from the infield was coming from (they're 5&6 year olds, I was surprised he was anywhere near the base and ball to be honest). The coach gave him an ice pack to put on it, but within 3 or 4 plays he wanted back in the game. So we all suggested that he could go back in at right field (if he was gun shy) and he said he wanted to go back to first base! I was pretty proud of him for having the "eye of the tiger"!
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alabamagal
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Post by alabamagal on Jun 10, 2013 12:44:18 GMT -5
Depends on the kid and the age. 7 is pretty young. Of my 2 boys, my oldest would shake off anything. If he said he was hurt, he could be out of the game. Younger boy was a whiner. He was also the one who was way more athletically talented.
My DS played lineman in high school football. In 11th grade he came home after one game and said the back of his leg hurt. I told him "It sounds like you were not doing your job, because your job is to make a hole for the running back, not have him run into your back."
In 12th grade he was the best lineman on his team. Crucial time in the game, he tells the coach he needs to come out. Goes to the trainer, and the trainer helps him put in a new contact lens. Mom's words - "You didn't need to come out of the game. You don't need to see that well to hit the guy in front of you."
I am a mean mom also.
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Regis
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Post by Regis on Jun 10, 2013 15:03:36 GMT -5
As someone who has coached a lot of youth sports, I'm normally pretty conservative and pull the kid out if I think they're not going to be close to 100% for a while. I'm no medical professional and the liability is too high for me to make the decision as to whether or not a kid has a concussion or a more serious injury than is visible. In nearly every instance I was a volunteer coach. No reason to possibly subject myself to a lawsuit from some parent for a job that I was not receiving a salary for. Mom is a lawyer and dad is a medical professional. A coach's worst nightmare. Doesn't he have a friend on another team that he'd like to play with?
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