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margymmom
My daughter moved to level 5 in January and has new coaches (prior to this she had one of the same coaches for 4 years!). It has been an adjustment for both of us, as we were very comfortable with the previous situation. Since January, she has had several minor injuries at practice. She came home with an ankle or knee taped up several times-she explained to me that it didn't hurt to practice with the tape. I explained why I thought taping was a bad idea and explained that she should call me in the future if she is unable to practice without support. I also mentioned this to one of her coaches. None of these injuries caused any pain on days subsequent to the injury. To be fair to the coaches, I think she liked having the tape, and she can be dramatic.
Last Friday she rolled her ankle coming out of a roundoff/backhandspring combination. It happened at the end of practice, and I found her sitting out (without tape). She went back to the gym on Monday (against my better judgment) and promised that she would not do any running/jumping/pounding. I told my daughter to call if she needed me to come early, and I talked with her coach about the injury (and thought we were on the same page).
My daughter couldn't put weight on her foot when I picked her up from practice and she is still hobbling with pain today. I found out that she was doing back tucks, among other things, at practice. My daughter did not tell her coach that her foot was hurting until the very end of practice, when her coach told her to do conditioning instead of vault. Although I haven't talked with her coach yet, I feel that her coach should have been more proactive in monitoring her activity level.
I will keep her home altogether until this injury clears completely, and it is clear I that I need to have another conversation with her coach. My question is about how other have handled similar issues. I can tell her coach what my expectations are, and I am confident that if that doesn't resolve the issue I can comfortably approach a gym owner. I do not want to micromanage or undermine her coach, but it concerns me that I cannot trust that she is safe and well-looked after when she is there. I see the older girls practicing with supports and/or casts on their arms and legs, so I know that there is a culture working out thru injuries.
Any thought or suggestions?
Last Friday she rolled her ankle coming out of a roundoff/backhandspring combination. It happened at the end of practice, and I found her sitting out (without tape). She went back to the gym on Monday (against my better judgment) and promised that she would not do any running/jumping/pounding. I told my daughter to call if she needed me to come early, and I talked with her coach about the injury (and thought we were on the same page).
My daughter couldn't put weight on her foot when I picked her up from practice and she is still hobbling with pain today. I found out that she was doing back tucks, among other things, at practice. My daughter did not tell her coach that her foot was hurting until the very end of practice, when her coach told her to do conditioning instead of vault. Although I haven't talked with her coach yet, I feel that her coach should have been more proactive in monitoring her activity level.
I will keep her home altogether until this injury clears completely, and it is clear I that I need to have another conversation with her coach. My question is about how other have handled similar issues. I can tell her coach what my expectations are, and I am confident that if that doesn't resolve the issue I can comfortably approach a gym owner. I do not want to micromanage or undermine her coach, but it concerns me that I cannot trust that she is safe and well-looked after when she is there. I see the older girls practicing with supports and/or casts on their arms and legs, so I know that there is a culture working out thru injuries.
Any thought or suggestions?