The Next Play Could Be Your Last.

[Einstein70]

This is something no one thinks to much about till it happens to you or some one you know. I was wondering if it has happen to you or any one you know? What was the injury and how did it happen?

How long did it take to get over it.

[Ram Fan04]

A good friend of mine tore basically everything in his knee acl/mcl all of that. It was his sophmore year he never played again. And was in and out of surgery for several years after. He remained on the team helping coaches prepare for practice.

[True blue (and gold)]

Three seasons ago we lost our school's all time rushing leader (David Bird) on a freak accident on the last play of practice. Another kids stumbled into his stomach. He nearly had a perforated small intestine that one hospital didn't diagnose and he went without surgery for about 16 hours as a result. He spent 16 days in the hospital and nearly died. He ended his career with 4715 career rushing yards. I never did calculate how many total points he scored.

 

I'll never forget how Coach Poynter broke the news to the boys that day in practice, when it was finally determined what was wrong with David and that his career had ended. He used those exact same words..."play every play like it's your last. It was for Bird last night."

[hmmr1992]

It was the third game of the season last year when my son tore the MCL in his knee and was out for the remainder of the year. Fortunately he was able to rehab in time for baseball. He ended up having a good spring. I hope that this football season he and all the others stay healthy. It's tough seeing them get hurt after all the work they have been through.

[oneijoe]

This is something no one thinks to much about till it happens to you or some one you know. I was wondering if it has happen to you or any one you know? What was the injury and how did it happen?

How long did it take to get over it.

 

During the 1978 season in P-burg, a friend of mine played outside LB. Late in the season, he made a head-on tackle. He was taken off the field on a stretcher. He was seen and transferred for surgery to stabilize a neck fracture. Unfortunately to this day, he has never been able to leave the confines of a wheelchair. His accident was among a few others that forced change in the design of helmets.

 

My brother's knee was blown out in summer practice for the 1982 season. An adjacent lineman fell his leg from the side and was rolled. After surgical reconstruction, he couldn't play again.

 

So yes...each play could be the last.

 

 

:bunny:

[rockmom]

My son was a sophomore and was a receiver in a JV game Trinity was playing against Jeffersonville. I saw the pass, I saw him catch it at the down marker, and I saw him get tackled. Then, all I could see was a crowd around someone on the ground. It was my son. He has dislocated his hip on a freak occurance during the tackle. Basically, when he got tackled, it drove his knee into the ground, which drove his femur through the back of the hip socket. He spent 5 days @ Kosair while several different doctors tried to figure out what to do to fix it. We finally saw the doctor I personally feel to be a genius, who fitted him with a body brace, and sent him home for the weekend. Monday morning, we take my son to Jewish and they put him back together with plates, pins and screws.

 

After months of PT, my son rejoined the team for spring practice. A sharp eyed AT () saw my son was having some difficulty in range of motion and that meant more PT. My son worked hard to get back to where he was, played out the year, but never saw any time as he was still working on recovering. After the season, his Junior season, he worked harder than ever in the off-season.

 

He went back to the Orthapedic, who delivered crushing news....his hip was disintegrating and continuing to play football would likely result a collapse. So, he had to quit. Since then, he's had another surgery to reconture the femur to rid him of terrible bone spurs that prevented him from doing even simple things like tieing his shoes. He still faces a replacement, but we're hoping to hold that off for at least another year, until after his wedding.

 

But, he's a kid who makes lemonade out of lemons....he's now a senior at University of Evansville, set to graduate next May with a degree in Movement Science, a part of his program that will result in a PhD in Physical Therapy in just three more years. He works as a Personal Trainer at a gym in Evansville. He's entertaining the idea of getting into coaching, and with his fiancee just getting a job as the English Teacher/Debate Coach at Evansville North, he might have an opportunity.

 

That night that September so long ago was his last play on the football field, but it was the beginning of a whole new life. There may not be any more plays on the field, but what any kid has learned playing football should be that there's more than one down in life.

[Fence\Rider]

My son was a sophomore and was a receiver in a JV game Trinity was playing against Jeffersonville. I saw the pass, I saw him catch it at the down marker, and I saw him get tackled. Then, all I could see was a crowd around someone on the ground. It was my son. He has dislocated his hip on a freak occurance during the tackle. Basically, when he got tackled, it drove his knee into the ground, which drove his femur through the back of the hip socket. He spent 5 days @ Kosair while several different doctors tried to figure out what to do to fix it. We finally saw the doctor I personally feel to be a genius, who fitted him with a body brace, and sent him home for the weekend. Monday morning, we take my son to Jewish and they put him back together with plates, pins and screws.

 

After months of PT, my son rejoined the team for spring practice. A sharp eyed AT () saw my son was having some difficulty in range of motion and that meant more PT. My son worked hard to get back to where he was, played out the year, but never saw any time as he was still working on recovering. After the season, his Junior season, he worked harder than ever in the off-season.

 

He went back to the Orthapedic, who delivered crushing news....his hip was disintegrating and continuing to play football would likely result a collapse. So, he had to quit. Since then, he's had another surgery to reconture the femur to rid him of terrible bone spurs that prevented him from doing even simple things like tieing his shoes. He still faces a replacement, but we're hoping to hold that off for at least another year, until after his wedding.

 

But, he's a kid who makes lemonade out of lemons....he's now a senior at University of Evansville, set to graduate next May with a degree in Movement Science, a part of his program that will result in a PhD in Physical Therapy in just three more years. He works as a Personal Trainer at a gym in Evansville. He's entertaining the idea of getting into coaching, and with his fiancee just getting a job as the English Teacher/Debate Coach at Evansville North, he might have an opportunity.

 

That night that September so long ago was his last play on the football field, but it was the beginning of a whole new life. There may not be any more plays on the field, but what any kid has learned playing football should be that there's more than one down in life.

 

 

There is a life lesson in there, thanks for sharing. Kind of like most parents thinking there athlete will be division one material and then seeing the failure. One day at a time and feel blessed.

[jvdfc]

My son was a sophomore and was a receiver in a JV game Trinity was playing against Jeffersonville. I saw the pass, I saw him catch it at the down marker, and I saw him get tackled. Then, all I could see was a crowd around someone on the ground. It was my son. He has dislocated his hip on a freak occurance during the tackle. Basically, when he got tackled, it drove his knee into the ground, which drove his femur through the back of the hip socket. He spent 5 days @ Kosair while several different doctors tried to figure out what to do to fix it. We finally saw the doctor I personally feel to be a genius, who fitted him with a body brace, and sent him home for the weekend. Monday morning, we take my son to Jewish and they put him back together with plates, pins and screws.

 

After months of PT, my son rejoined the team for spring practice. A sharp eyed AT () saw my son was having some difficulty in range of motion and that meant more PT. My son worked hard to get back to where he was, played out the year, but never saw any time as he was still working on recovering. After the season, his Junior season, he worked harder than ever in the off-season.

 

He went back to the Orthapedic, who delivered crushing news....his hip was disintegrating and continuing to play football would likely result a collapse. So, he had to quit. Since then, he's had another surgery to reconture the femur to rid him of terrible bone spurs that prevented him from doing even simple things like tieing his shoes. He still faces a replacement, but we're hoping to hold that off for at least another year, until after his wedding.

 

But, he's a kid who makes lemonade out of lemons....he's now a senior at University of Evansville, set to graduate next May with a degree in Movement Science, a part of his program that will result in a PhD in Physical Therapy in just three more years. He works as a Personal Trainer at a gym in Evansville. He's entertaining the idea of getting into coaching, and with his fiancee just getting a job as the English Teacher/Debate Coach at Evansville North, he might have an opportunity.

 

That night that September so long ago was his last play on the football field, but it was the beginning of a whole new life. There may not be any more plays on the field, but what any kid has learned playing football should be that there's more than one down in life.

 

That is a very moving story Rockmom. :thumb:

[bird dad 56]

My son Jarred had just recently played in a scrimmage against Beechwood. Well he noticed a pimple or an ingrown on his leg. Well when he went to go take pictures with his teammates. Well the parents noticed that his leg was red and quite swollen. Well jarred noticed a little bump where the ingrown hair was. So he took his hands and pressed down on it and the nastiest black ooze came out!:puke: Well when Jarred and I entered the hospital the doctors gave him medicine and he was told he was going to spend the night. Well Jarred was told by the doctors that he will stay at the hospital for a day or two and would return for Colerain. Well, one day after the next the doctors told Jarred he would have to spend an extra day in the hospital. He ended up staying in the hospital for 10 days. After the surgery the doctors had informed me that jarred would not be able to play most of his senior year and could most likely miss the playoffs. Lets just say Jarred wasn't too fond of doctors after that! He went from 240 to 215 in 10 days!. Well Jarred did not only overcome this obstacle by playing 4 weeks earlier than expected. He also ended up doing very well in school even though he missed the first two months. MRSA is an infection that I prey that all parents warn their kids about! Well Jarred's leg is looking much better and I'm proud to say he will serve our country in the USMC!

[mexitucky]

My son Jarred had just recently played in a scrimmage against Beechwood. Well he noticed a pimple or an ingrown on his leg. Well when he went to go take pictures with his teammates. Well the parents noticed that his leg was red and quite swollen. Well jarred noticed a little bump where the ingrown hair was. So he took his hands and pressed down on it and the nastiest black ooze came out!:puke: Well when Jarred and I entered the hospital the doctors gave him medicine and he was told he was going to spend the night. Well Jarred was told by the doctors that he will stay at the hospital for a day or two and would return for Colerain. Well, one day after the next the doctors told Jarred he would have to spend an extra day in the hospital. He ended up staying in the hospital for 10 days. After the surgery the doctors had informed me that jarred would not be able to play most of his senior year and could most likely miss the playoffs. Lets just say Jarred wasn't too fond of doctors after that! He went from 240 to 215 in 10 days!. Well Jarred did not only overcome this obstacle by playing 4 weeks earlier than expected. He also ended up doing very well in school even though he missed the first two months. MRSA is an infection that I prey that all parents warn their kids about! Well Jarred's leg is looking much better and I'm proud to say he will serve our country in the USMC!

 

Any ingrown hair that leads to swelling should be a red flag to any parent. This is the third story that I've read about, and a friend of mine had this on his face. MRSA is nasty, nasty, nasty. I'm glad that your son has made a solid recovery.

[Birdsfan]

That night that September so long ago was his last play on the football field, but it was the beginning of a whole new life. There may not be any more plays on the field, but what any kid has learned playing football should be that there's more than one down in life.

This definitely is a moving story of triumph over adversity. It was an awful time for him in the beginning, but I'm glad to have experienced his long journey, vicariously through you.

[5wide]

I had a friend in high school that tore his ACL in practice the summer before his junior season. He was one of the best (and fastest) WR's we'd ever had. He came back as a senior and was a very good player, but wasn't the same speed-wise as he was before the injury. I think that injury severely impacted his chances at a collegiate career. He ended up going to KY State and then transferring to EKU. Had he stayed healthy, I think he could have been a solid player at the I-AA level.