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Post by Inthesticks on Apr 8, 2021 8:16:30 GMT -6
Has anyone had a player(s) that has had consistent migraines? How can you tell when they are the real deal or being used as an excuse to get out of something? I understanding knowing the kid and type of person they are helps with this but what if it's a kid who you're not quite sure on? We have 2 kids this year with what their parent's tell me are major migraine issues which I believe, but it's going to be hard to play kids who miss a practice each week or a lot of school game week. It's probably pretty easy for a kid to sleep in on a Wednesday when they are tired and sore and use the migraine excuse.
Anyone with experience on this?
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Post by lmorris on Apr 8, 2021 8:44:07 GMT -6
Have they been to an allergist? what are their parents doing to remedy the situation? Do the migraines happen during season or is this just an off season thing?
At 13-14 years old I had migraines to the point of vomiting from the pain. After going to the allergist, turns out I was allergic to beef pork and dairy. I had to refrain from eating those items for 6 months and then they slowly let me start eating them 1 at a time trying to find which was the trigger. I went from having migraines 2-3 times a month to 1-2 times a year.
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Post by tog on Apr 8, 2021 8:48:58 GMT -6
sounds like the asthma one also
hell
anything they want these days really
school districts are so scared of litigation they essentially force a school admin into kowtowwing to it
coaches have to play by ear, always have----if admin forces their hand---then coach needs to not coach there anymore due to the "leadership"
rant off
to answer the question---I always found a "that's ok, jimmy can play instead" to be the quickets fixer if they were faking it
if they weren't faking it--and really didn't feel good--they generally went--yeah--let jimmy do it
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Post by coachcb on Apr 8, 2021 9:55:33 GMT -6
It would be treated like any other medical condition; I need to see a doctor's note detailing what you can or cannot do.
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Post by Inthesticks on Apr 8, 2021 13:08:26 GMT -6
Have they been to an allergist? what are their parents doing to remedy the situation? Do the migraines happen during season or is this just an off season thing? At 13-14 years old I had migraines to the point of vomiting from the pain. After going to the allergist, turns out I was allergic to beef pork and dairy. I had to refrain from eating those items for 6 months and then they slowly let me start eating them 1 at a time trying to find which was the trigger. I went from having migraines 2-3 times a month to 1-2 times a year. Yes, they both see doctors and it's been year round. I think it's legit but hope they don't use it as an excuse at certain times. |
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Migraines
Apr 8, 2021 15:24:26 GMT -6
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 8, 2021 15:24:26 GMT -6
If they're not at practice, they don't play. I don't see what the issue is.
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Post by coachscdub on Apr 8, 2021 20:30:42 GMT -6
I got migraines right before my senior year, had them every day still have them almost every day. I got an MRI and had my neurologist as evidence and told the coaches and they understood. So what am i getting to... Ask them what their doctor recommends (essentially to obtain proof of the condition) and then inform them of your team rules. As larrymoe said above if they don't practice they don't play. However, we (the coaches I've coached with) have always been lenient if kids are injured and still show up. Meaning normally if you miss a practice, you miss a quarter, if you miss three or more practices you don't play. BUT for this kid i would say "hey if it hurts to much to practice, see if you can just listen in and try and learn the gameplan." And then adjust accordingly for how many practices he shows up to but doesn't suit up. |
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Migraines
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 9, 2021 7:17:29 GMT -6
I got migraines right before my senior year, had them every day still have them almost every day. I got an MRI and had my neurologist as evidence and told the coaches and they understood. So what am i getting to... Ask them what their doctor recommends (essentially to obtain proof of the condition) and then inform them of your team rules. As larrymoe said above if they don't practice they don't play. However, we (the coaches I've coached with) have always been lenient if kids are injured and still show up. Meaning normally if you miss a practice, you miss a quarter, if you miss three or more practices you don't play. BUT for this kid i would say "hey if it hurts to much to practice, see if you can just listen in and try and learn the gameplan." And then adjust accordingly for how many practices he shows up to but doesn't suit up. I kind of evolved to- miss with a viable excuse (death in the family, legitimate emergency, etc)- you don't start. Miss for something questionable (you get an allergy shot at 230pm, in town and "can't get to practice" by 4pm)- you're not playing any on that side of the ball that was practicing that day. Miss for something completely ridiculous (have to go to a concert at 7pm 10 miles away from our practice field)- you're not even dressing. |
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Post by fkaboneyard on Apr 10, 2021 13:43:06 GMT -6
As a migraine sufferer (my neurologist suggested it was from multiple concussions playing high school football and falling off of dirt bikes) I have to say I wouldn't want to be crashing my head into people. And I certainly wouldn't want my kid doing it. But to your point - you don't practice, you don't play.
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