Coaching Mini Rugby (7s - 12s) Anyone?
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Well it's finally happened....
After three years of playing mini rugby, five years of GGA Hurling and Football all without incident Little Ex's luck finally ran out playing a f
king game of soccer.
I'm livid. He went in to block a shot and the other player's foot connected with Little Ex's left knee, coming from behind but right across the lateral-medial line.
The scream was the worst thing I've ever heard come out of a child's mouth.
Stretchered off, ice applied, can't stand or bear any weight on it. Assessed by the A-team pysio (there was an adult match being played on the ajoining pitch) and appears nothing broken.
Once the shock had subsided a bit he was stretchered to the car, carried up three flights of stairs, put on the couch and medicated, copious amounts of Fastum Gel and some Nurofen.
Then this morning the of course the pain is back and he's in tears again calling to be carried to the toilet because he can't stand.
Deciding then to take him straight to the doctors I refused him any pain management wanting the Doc to get the full picture. Long discussion with the doc and we both agree it looks like contact injury to the lateral collateral ligament, hamstring and calf muscle, couple with hyper-extension of the medial collateral ligament.
So straight off to hospital to rule out any fractures. Five hours going through.
1. find a wheel chair (25 minutes!!!)
2. A&E, triage
4. x-ray
5. consultation
We were lucky - the average exit time was nine hours, but they push the children/juveniles through faster it seems.
Fortunately no fractures, so a set of crutches and we're home again.
I'm pissed off for two reasons.
1. For what is supposed to be a none contact sport there were arms and legs flying everywhere in that footy match, but hey it's sport and accidents happen.
2. Whilst stretchering him back to the car their coach plays all concerned, promised me a follow up call that night, it never came, nothing today either.
In mini-rugby any injury would never go without continuous follow ups until stable/resolved.
I'll be sure to hit the club's insurance with the bill for an MRI if it's needed.
We're both gutted. Our rugby club had a visit from an IRFU/Munster coach last Friday night and the whole mini-rugby coaching team were praised on our game focused coaching, attention to individual player safety, great player numbers and just a general 'how much the lads seem to be enjoying themselves'.
What can we do? Nothing for a while, see how he progresses over the next 7-10 days, and hope he makes a speedy recovery. If there's any doubt about this injury in a weeks time then I'll get him booked in for an MRI to look at the soft tissue damage and see where we go from there.
What a ball-ache and disappointing start to the season.
After three years of playing mini rugby, five years of GGA Hurling and Football all without incident Little Ex's luck finally ran out playing a f
king game of soccer.I'm livid. He went in to block a shot and the other player's foot connected with Little Ex's left knee, coming from behind but right across the lateral-medial line.
The scream was the worst thing I've ever heard come out of a child's mouth.
Stretchered off, ice applied, can't stand or bear any weight on it. Assessed by the A-team pysio (there was an adult match being played on the ajoining pitch) and appears nothing broken.
Once the shock had subsided a bit he was stretchered to the car, carried up three flights of stairs, put on the couch and medicated, copious amounts of Fastum Gel and some Nurofen.
Then this morning the of course the pain is back and he's in tears again calling to be carried to the toilet because he can't stand.
Deciding then to take him straight to the doctors I refused him any pain management wanting the Doc to get the full picture. Long discussion with the doc and we both agree it looks like contact injury to the lateral collateral ligament, hamstring and calf muscle, couple with hyper-extension of the medial collateral ligament.
So straight off to hospital to rule out any fractures. Five hours going through.
1. find a wheel chair (25 minutes!!!)
2. A&E, triage
4. x-ray
5. consultation
We were lucky - the average exit time was nine hours, but they push the children/juveniles through faster it seems.
Fortunately no fractures, so a set of crutches and we're home again.
I'm pissed off for two reasons.
1. For what is supposed to be a none contact sport there were arms and legs flying everywhere in that footy match, but hey it's sport and accidents happen.
2. Whilst stretchering him back to the car their coach plays all concerned, promised me a follow up call that night, it never came, nothing today either.
In mini-rugby any injury would never go without continuous follow ups until stable/resolved.
I'll be sure to hit the club's insurance with the bill for an MRI if it's needed.
We're both gutted. Our rugby club had a visit from an IRFU/Munster coach last Friday night and the whole mini-rugby coaching team were praised on our game focused coaching, attention to individual player safety, great player numbers and just a general 'how much the lads seem to be enjoying themselves'.
What can we do? Nothing for a while, see how he progresses over the next 7-10 days, and hope he makes a speedy recovery. If there's any doubt about this injury in a weeks time then I'll get him booked in for an MRI to look at the soft tissue damage and see where we go from there.
What a ball-ache and disappointing start to the season.
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