Post by irishpete on Feb 14, 2014 10:15:28 GMT -6
We have a kid who plays runningback for us. He broke his ulna and radius his freshman year in practice. It was a bad break that was nearly compound and required surgery with plate/screws to fix it. He missed the rest of the year.
The next season, his sophomore year, in game 2, he takes a hit on the same arm when he's carrying the ball. His arm swells up pretty bad. He gets it x-rayed and reveals that he has a small fracture. It did not require surgery this time as it was pretty minor, but by the time he was cleared to play, it was week 10, and he had failed for that six weeks.
This kid loves football, and if he suffers another injury to the same arm, he is not going to be able to play anymore. This kid is a great athlete and he's got a lot of potential. He could end up being our RB1 or rotating in heavily.
Anyone have any experience with any kind of forearm shields or protecting a kids forearm from impact. I was looking at Gronk's forearm brace and it looks like it would work.
I know we could tape some of that hard plastic to his arm, but I'm looking for something he could get on and off fast.
The next season, his sophomore year, in game 2, he takes a hit on the same arm when he's carrying the ball. His arm swells up pretty bad. He gets it x-rayed and reveals that he has a small fracture. It did not require surgery this time as it was pretty minor, but by the time he was cleared to play, it was week 10, and he had failed for that six weeks.
This kid loves football, and if he suffers another injury to the same arm, he is not going to be able to play anymore. This kid is a great athlete and he's got a lot of potential. He could end up being our RB1 or rotating in heavily.
Anyone have any experience with any kind of forearm shields or protecting a kids forearm from impact. I was looking at Gronk's forearm brace and it looks like it would work.
I know we could tape some of that hard plastic to his arm, but I'm looking for something he could get on and off fast.
