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Post by 80seams on Feb 13, 2018 13:04:42 GMT -6
Saw this on twitter and laughed...from @weightroomhigh
HappyHurtGuy just got medically cleared from his mysterious injury, with a week left in the hoops season. He had a similar season-ending ailment in the fall. I’m assuming one will also pop up in the spring. HappyHurtGuy loves being part of the team — on gamedays...
So my question is this...what specifically do you do with this guy in the offseason and during in-season?
What is your injured player protocol that must be met?
I've heard things like taking away the opportunity to wear the jersey Friday night at school if they skip a training session, etc.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 18, 2018 9:54:55 GMT -6
I don’t know if it’s worth doing anything. It would be a lot of hassle to set parameters and distinguish the legitimately injured from the malingerers. The only “damage” to your program is that he wears the jersey to class and some team gear around town? In order to do that he had to go to every practice and stand around doing nothing. Go to meetings. Stand around doing nothing at games. Abide by miscellaneous team rules. For that kind of time investment the payoff must be pretty meaningful to this kid. Leave him be I say.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 18, 2018 13:02:28 GMT -6
During season HappyHurtGuy must attend practice in full gear unless trainer or HC says differently. The he must stay with his position group throughout practice. If the injured guy is a PITA, he spends the entire practice filling water bottles and making sure all groups have water. He can wear his game jersey in school, but on game night he has a job with the sideline crew (field set-up, water, etc). HappyHurtGuys are expected to attend all team organized activities(pre-game meal, meetings, Saturday morning workout) unless excused by HC.
Out-of-season injured players are expected to attend workouts and do what they can do. If injured player has doctor appointment or therapy and will miss workout, he is expected to notify a coach (obviously, these are excused).
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Post by carookie on Feb 18, 2018 15:10:30 GMT -6
WHOA, I get that he used a nickname, but I am fairly certain everyone at the school knows who 'HappyHurtGuy' is (assuming he is a real person). I imagine my AD would be pretty pissed off if one of our coaches took to twitter to publicly mock what he felt were fake injuries.
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Post by fkaboneyard on Feb 20, 2018 11:21:39 GMT -6
Injured player protocol depends on the kid -
Kids that are not any good are ignored other than occasionally shooting a look of disdain. These kids don't see the field Friday night but they wouldn't have anyway.
Kids that are starters (average athlete but legit hard workers who are unable to answer the bell due to an injury) are told all week, "It's not that bad, you just need to toughen up. And if you don't you're going to lose your spot. Don't you care about this team? I'm starting somebody else over you." These kids will play Friday night but when they make a mistake or get beat they'll be yelled at, "This is why you don't miss practice!"
Kids that are super athletes/lazy mofo's (these are the kids that if you were to look at them while they are just standing in their uniform you would be impressed but they have zero heart, always pull up with an injury, miss practice because a girlfriend dumped them, etc.) are cautiously asked all week, "How are you feeling? Come on, can you just practice a few plays at 70%? You're going to be fine, we'll just ice you a little more. Okay, you can sit this practice out." This kid brings out a lawn chair to the 50 yard line and sits in it with an ice bag on his thigh while team is being run. Backup guys stand around him while he tells jokes. HC ignores him while assistant coaches quietly fume. Friday night the kid suddenly feels 100% but puts in a subpar performance. AC's suggest taking kid out but HC screams, "He's the best athlete in the division! We have to play him!"
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Post by realdawg on Feb 20, 2018 11:44:49 GMT -6
Idk if this is a serious thread or not. But if the kid has a doctors note or a note from the trainer saying he is injured there’s not much you can do. If we have a kid with an upper body injury he will do what he can on lower body exercises and vice versa. As long as he still shows up to practice and/or workouts I don’t think you can do much of anything. Now if he doesn’t have a note from Dr or trainer you can cut ties with him.
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Post by coachcb on Feb 20, 2018 11:46:42 GMT -6
"Injured" means that a doctor or a trainer hasn't cleared him to practice. We have a few kids who hobble up to practice, claiming to be "injured" and we politely tell them to go and see the trainer (if one is available) or go to the doctor. Our GPs are pretty good about being realistic with "injuries". One kid had bad tendnitis and the GP told him to lay off of it for a practice, follow the RICE protocol and then get back to it.
If a kid is habitually "injured" (i.e. always has a doctor's note) then he his absences are excused. However, he isn't going to see the field for us. If he's too 'injured" to practice, then he's too "injured" to play. He'll spend practice helping out the managers; filling up water bottles, handling gear, etc..etc.. We do run into those kids who've been told to follow the RICE protocol so they'll sit on the ground (NOT ON PADS) and ice their "injuries".
But again, kids better plan on riding the bench if they've spent all week dealing with an "injury". Parents will inevitably throw a fit because they've been "cleared to play" but our reasoning is simple; we're not going to risk a "further injury" if a kid is too "injured" to practice.
"Take the week off, buddy, get back up on running, then we'll play you."
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 20, 2018 16:14:14 GMT -6
There’s no way I threaten a kid over any injury, real or perceived.
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Post by jamesbarnard61 on Feb 21, 2018 8:04:49 GMT -6
If you are injured you must actively try and get healthy, if you do not go to treatment you are not injured and need to participate in the days activities. They should not let you in the training room if you have not tried to go to treatment before school. If you need a ride ask a coach, this is how it can be handled IMO.
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