In the dog house....

[Captain_Thunder]

Let kids be kids............
My DD broke her foot 2 days ago during Try-out week of her Senior year!!!! This was during warm-ups that day - So it can happen at any time!
I am hoping the Ortho Doc gives a good report & she does not miss too much...........I was totally against her getting one of those hover boards, but her boyfriend got her one for Christmas........Yet she got hurt in a freak incident on the field............

 

[FastBat]

...DD broke her foot 2 days ago during Try-out week of her Senior year...hover boards, but her boyfriend got her one for Christmas...

Wow...broken foot during warm ups, hoover board, and boyfriend...hang in there! That would be a lot for me to handle. Good luck at her doctor's appt, keep us posted!

 

[CARDS]

We always let DD play a variety of sports including a couple that some may consider risky. She got her first dirt bike at 4 and has been riding ever since. She begged to play football so we let her do four years of football 2nd through 5th grades. She played BB,VB off and on from 8 to 14 and when she got into High School she decided she only wanted to play Golf, Bowling ,Softball and Wildlife.

As a travel ball coach we played some of the best events around the country and I encouraged my ladies over the years to explore and enjoy other sports / activities. Some did and some chose not to. Most of the ladies are graduating college this year and several graduated last year. Many continued doing a variety of activities even when in college.

Yeah my DD had a couple injuries, broken wrist, knee sprain bumps and bruises but overall I think she learned a ton that helped her be a more well rounded athlete and person.
Unlike with boys, I think we see a lot of parents that feel it will make their DD gets better if she only does one sport or limited activities but IMO too much focus in any one area has its drawbacks and I know of several ladies that left the sport because of not being able to do other things.

 

[Pacerdad57]

Definitely not against playing other sports, but definitely don't want the DD as a pitcher bowling on her school team.
She lettered last year as a freshman bowler, but the mechanics between bowling and pitching are anathema!
Took a long time to get her to relax the wrist and quit cupping the ball when she got back to pitching. She decided on her own not to bowl anymore due to the problems it caused her. She does play in the powderpuff football games at school,'and plays well, plus she enjoyed it. Softball for her is fully year round as a pitcher so that's really her only full time
Sport now. But she is free to do whatever may float her boat as long as is not stupid dangerous!!!!!

 

[lewam3]

Definitely not against playing other sports, but definitely don't want the DD as a pitcher bowling on her scoop tam.
She lettered last year's as a freshman bowler, but the mechanics between bowling and pitching are anathema!
Took a long time to get her to relax the wrist and quit cupping the ball when she got back to pitching. Maybe decide on her own not to bowl anymore due to the problems it caused her. She does
Play in the powderpuff football games at school,'and well plus she enjoyed it. Softball for her is fully year round as a pitcher so that's really her only full time
Sport now. But she is free to th whatever may float her boat as long as is not stupid dangerous!!!!!

Funny you brought up bowling. DD went skiing in Colorado last winter and managed the bumps, black diamonds and steeps pretty well. Next weekend she goes coed social bowling and literally makes it two steps onto the lane and suffers a high ankle sprain! Those who know DD remembers the brace and the limp and piggy backs she got during the HS season! We realized that one has to live and enjoy things, injuries can happen from the most trivial things.

 

[bucketime]

I was almost the same; protective. But my daughter just had knee surgery last week; most probable cause; pitching. She should have never pitched her senior year in highschool and had it taken care of. Now she is in her second year of college and on a full athletic scholarship but could not show her full talent cuz of her injury. So i guess pitch away and no fun and you can still end up injured

 

[MD 20/20]

This might be the dumbest thread ever, but it's the accident I can't look away from......Are you serious??? We are putting 12's into scholarships now??? How about letting Softball and a childhood be about the child. Good Grief!!!! I have 2 girls and a son. A junior, Freshman and 12 year old boy. The girls played travel from 10 and 9. The oldest was a pitcher, and a pretty good one, but certainly not the best. WHILE PLAYING SOFTBALL, she had some pain, blah, blah, blah she has a partially torn rotator cuff and will never see the circle again. The freshman has a little more talent and a lot more strength, and tells me after last summer that she doesn't want to travel anymore (I was her Manager). My point is that whatever YOU have planned for them??? It ultimately falls into will, desire and a little luck. That DD of yours could end her career with a fall WALKING down stairs. Maybe a dreaded "wrong place, wrong time scenario". I tell my kids on a daily basis "Make good decisions" I hope that I have raised those 2 to know right from wrong. If their passion is to play college softball, they know what sacrifices need to be made. It's their decision, not mine... Keep raising your kids in an environment that does not allow them to do things and when they are out of your site, that's exactly what they will do.

 

[yossarian]

How about letting Softball and a childhood be about the child.

I was going to say "Well said for someone who threatened to smash loud radios last year." But then I realized that was madogmom. Remember that thread? That was a good one.

So I'll leave it at, "Well said!"

 

[KillingMeSmalls]

Our preference was to let our DD enjoy the experience of being a kid. In fact we encouraged other activities and sports. They should look back and have great memories of their childhood. Softball will take care of itself if she works at it. I think as a pitchers parent, which I am, you need to ask yourself what happens in a few years if pitching doesn't work out? Is it worth all of the missed opportunities she could have experienced had she not be restricted? Good luck.

 

[Pacerdad57]

We have never restricted the DD from having fun at what she wanted to do as long as it wasn't stupid crazy.
I mean she has my genes,'so no skateboards! I spent about a total of about 1/2 a second on board of one.
That was more than enough for me. I don't want her to do stupid stuff but certainly be a kid. Softball ends at college, she doesn't need it to go to college, thats not the point of it. My point is to have fun, enjoy and make memories!!
Be a kid, date, go out with your best friends, have sleepovers with friends and team mates.' Just live life!
Too much time spent on one thing only ( even if you're great) diminishes you in some ways. Be well rounded be a kid and enjoy life while you can!!!

 

[Shane]

No roller skating and trampolines for my 05 DD. And yes she still has a fun life. : )