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(Yesterday, 10:01 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: Spent 6 hours in Urgent Care yesterday with my son after he was checked hard under the ribs in a lacrosse game.
When the injury occurred his coach told him to “man up” and get back in there. And of course he did. There was never any doubt about that. The kid would walk through fire to keep playing. He’s been pissing blood ever since.
Urgent care sent us to a trauma center, which is where he spent the night, lying in a bed with what they described as “potentially life threatening” bleeding of the liver. Surgery was only ruled out this morning.
It’s no longer life threatening. He’ll be going home this afternoon. But he’s out for the season.
Hey, if you’re a coach and one of your kids gets hurt, take them out of the fucking game and save the “man up” bullshit for your fake-tough online profile. God damn. Glad he’s ok.
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Sending best MB...Glad he ok!!
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Absolutely destroy that coach's existence...legally, socially, whatever works.
Also, send him the hospital bill.
(Just a suggestion)
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Sorry to hear that, I can just imagine what you have been going through, glad to hear he is doing okay, also hope you are doing okay as well.
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Fingers crossed, glad he's out of the woods. He'll get a lot better now quickly. Some coaches are blockheads.
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Lacrosse is no joke. We're friends with a kid who is playing D2 and had his shoulder tore apart. He'll never be quite the same after surgery.
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(Yesterday, 10:01 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: Spent 6 hours in Urgent Care yesterday with my son after he was checked hard under the ribs in a lacrosse game.
When the injury occurred his coach told him to “man up” and get back in there. And of course he did. There was never any doubt about that. The kid would walk through fire to keep playing. He’s been pissing blood ever since.
Urgent care sent us to a trauma center, which is where he spent the night, lying in a bed with what they described as “potentially life threatening” bleeding of the liver. Surgery was only ruled out this morning.
It’s no longer life threatening. He’ll be going home this afternoon. But he’s out for the season.
Hey, if you’re a coach and one of your kids gets hurt, take them out of the fucking game and save the “man up” bullshit for your fake-tough online profile.
sorry to hear about your son. Is this a school related league or rec? If it is school related I think a talk with the schools AD and your local school board rep are certainly in order here. Coaching has changed immensely over the last 25 years and that type of response to an injured player really puts the associated school or town in a bad position legally IMO. its one thing to sign a waiver, but the coaches are supposed to be watching for injuries and holding kids out when there is an obvious sign of something potentially more severe.
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(Yesterday, 11:54 AM)JimmyinSD Wrote: sorry to hear about your son. Is this a school related league or rec? If it is school related I think a talk with the schools AD and your local school board rep are certainly in order here. Coaching has changed immensely over the last 25 years and that type of response to an injured player really puts the associated school or town in a bad position legally IMO. its one thing to sign a waiver, but the coaches are supposed to be watching for injuries and holding kids out when there is an obvious sign of something potentially more severe.
Thanks. Yeah, 5A high school lacrosse and we're working on it.
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Prayers up MB - When I was reading your post I was thinking kidneys or spleen, damage to a lobe of the liver is really serious. I'm glad that surgery was not required, and your son is home - The hospital is NO PLACE to "feel better"
Have coached for years and learned to take ANY injury seriously. I always took our son to urgent care simply to "rule out" any lasting effects. Unfortunately players OFTEN take cheap shots.
Glad your son is improving. As for "the coach" I would have a few "select" words about the "man up" or "get back in there" strategy.
ALSO this is a good reminder for parents. Your kid's health is certainly more important than a game. Parents often want their kids back in there, and pressure coaches to play their kid despite being concussed and "crab-walking" to the sideline. Our coaches had to go through extensive training & certification every year prior to Spring ball & our school employed a full time trainer to oversee the kids at practices and games & evaluate ANY injury. They supercede ANY coach, notify parents and students are not allowed to return without a doctors note and re-eval by the school trainer. Our school district also had EMT's / Ambulance at the site.
Our practices were scaled down - In football we called it "THUD" when there was first contact, we blew a quick whistle and the play was over. Very seldom did we practice "full contact" or what we called "Take down". We taught "hawk" tackling, as too many kids want to "HIT" and not "tackle" - we even used "Shadow man" tackling dummies as a safety measure. Safety measures should INCLUDE PRACTICES.
If Dan Campbell wonders why his team looks like Antietam, all he needs to do is evaluate his "Biting kneecaps" approach to practices and games.
Our kids don't need to prove their "manhood" to a coach that doesn't quite understand that it should be fun.
God Bless,
V83
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