Tell my teen — either go all in or get out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A teen can want to play their sport in college yet really struggle with the grind of PT, conditioning, getting enough sleep - all the necessary stuff serious athletes need to do.

Most teens are all about instant gratification and they’re not capable of hunkering down and committing to PT. The payoff they get months or years down the road won’t be enough to motivate most teens.

I realize there are some teens who are focused and mature enough to undertake PT and proper health maintenance. Hats off to them - I bet these kids do have that extra grit needed to go far in their sport.

I know my super athletic teen would quickly throw her hands up if she had to do PT to keep doing her sport.

Thanks. This makes me feel a little better. She is likely going to a D1 school and would walk on (missed recruiting due to the injury) if she chose to participate. I’m at my wit’s end!

Be careful here OP. If she is being told and believes that walking on to a D1 team is a possibility your daughter will most likely be very disappointed. It is not likely at all so keep expectations in check.

[Anonymous]

Height and erg score?

[Anonymous]

I’m a former college rower with a shoulder injury. In my case it was frequent partial dislocations due to an old swimming overuse injury. I switched sides. Would that help her? If she is port, have her switch to starboard or vice versa. It switches the angle of stress on the muscles and joints.

Rowers are tough. If she is a senior and crying with pain she is hurting - though some of it may be pure fear and frustration. You feel like this thing you love may be taken away from you, or like you may never be pain free again. Just listen to her.

The other thing that could help is a PT plan that involves others. My athlete son will do his PT when it is embedded in his workout with his buddies. I got him to ask to have the PT exercises included in the warm up, and since they are good for everyone Coach agreed.

Since she is a college senior this is ultimately her choice. Just hug her and tell her you love her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former college rower with a shoulder injury. In my case it was frequent partial dislocations due to an old swimming overuse injury. I switched sides. Would that help her? If she is port, have her switch to starboard or vice versa. It switches the angle of stress on the muscles and joints.

Rowers are tough. If she is a senior and crying with pain she is hurting - though some of it may be pure fear and frustration. You feel like this thing you love may be taken away from you, or like you may never be pain free again. Just listen to her.

The other thing that could help is a PT plan that involves others. My athlete son will do his PT when it is embedded in his workout with his buddies. I got him to ask to have the PT exercises included in the warm up, and since they are good for everyone Coach agreed.

Since she is a college senior this is ultimately her choice. Just hug her and tell her you love her.

Thanks for the info! The dr actually suggested she switch sides but she doesn’t want to - one of the many frustrations I have with all of this. I feel like she has had a multitude of suggestions and she is fighting them all.

One of the other issues I have concerns about is that she is picking a school based on the rowing team and being able to row - and that may not come to fruition if she doesn’t deal with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s rowing.

The truth is that if she’s hurt now, rowing isn’t the kind of sport in which she can work around it and magically get better later. She needs PT and time off. The problem with tendinitis is that doing almost anything to it can make it worse and/or lead to tendonosis, which is really hard to come back from. I had tendonosis in my Achilles that became worse from PT, because it actually increased the inflammation.

My advice is:

1) 2nd opinion from another doctor
2) new PT practice to get a fresh perspective and plan. Look at bios and find one that has a former rower on staff.
3) see if she can have on-water and erging video looked at by another coach, someone at a different club or even a college athlete. The rowers in my life have had a lot of injuries, but back, ribs, trap and hips are the most common. With the right form shoulder stuff is not common, so I worry she’s doing something funky to cause this or that her core and back muscles aren’t balanced.

Thanks. We have learned that it is a back muscles not in balance thing.

I have wondered about getting another opinion…

[Anonymous]

Nice to see that sports have been ruined in the same way academics have, taking things to absurdly competitive levels to burn up the children for no benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former college rower with a shoulder injury. In my case it was frequent partial dislocations due to an old swimming overuse injury. I switched sides. Would that help her? If she is port, have her switch to starboard or vice versa. It switches the angle of stress on the muscles and joints.

Rowers are tough. If she is a senior and crying with pain she is hurting - though some of it may be pure fear and frustration. You feel like this thing you love may be taken away from you, or like you may never be pain free again. Just listen to her.

The other thing that could help is a PT plan that involves others. My athlete son will do his PT when it is embedded in his workout with his buddies. I got him to ask to have the PT exercises included in the warm up, and since they are good for everyone Coach agreed.

Since she is a college senior this is ultimately her choice. Just hug her and tell her you love her.

Thanks for the info! The dr actually suggested she switch sides but she doesn’t want to - one of the many frustrations I have with all of this. I feel like she has had a multitude of suggestions and she is fighting them all.

One of the other issues I have concerns about is that she is picking a school based on the rowing team and being able to row - and that may not come to fruition if she doesn’t deal with this.

What kind of career will she have if she can't get a top rowing degree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s rowing.

Are you serious? 😂

[Anonymous]

You’re a lunatic parent trying to push your kid so she can get a hook for college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s rowing.

Are you serious? 😂

Pls explain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s rowing.

Are you serious? 😂

Pls explain.

Yes please do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re a lunatic parent trying to push your kid so she can get a hook for college

Oh most definitely not. She already has acceptances from several schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former college rower with a shoulder injury. In my case it was frequent partial dislocations due to an old swimming overuse injury. I switched sides. Would that help her? If she is port, have her switch to starboard or vice versa. It switches the angle of stress on the muscles and joints.

Rowers are tough. If she is a senior and crying with pain she is hurting - though some of it may be pure fear and frustration. You feel like this thing you love may be taken away from you, or like you may never be pain free again. Just listen to her.

The other thing that could help is a PT plan that involves others. My athlete son will do his PT when it is embedded in his workout with his buddies. I got him to ask to have the PT exercises included in the warm up, and since they are good for everyone Coach agreed.

Since she is a college senior this is ultimately her choice. Just hug her and tell her you love her.

Thanks for the info! The dr actually suggested she switch sides but she doesn’t want to - one of the many frustrations I have with all of this. I feel like she has had a multitude of suggestions and she is fighting them all.

One of the other issues I have concerns about is that she is picking a school based on the rowing team and being able to row - and that may not come to fruition if she doesn’t deal with this.

What kind of career will she have if she can't get a top rowing degree?

????

[Anonymous]

It sounds like she could benefit from some therapy. I assume she's a junior or senior and this can be such a stressful time for them. And then add to it the stress of her injury and how might be threatening her plans or have her questioning them. It is hard to tell what the root issue is.

[Anonymous]

Sorry she’s been in pain and I wish her luck.

If she’s a junior in HS, she should be in communication with college coaches already. (Most rowers verbally commit and sign by this time of their senior year).

Walk on for women’s rowing is different than most sports in that if you are tall, strong, athletic and willing to work really hard, you could make the novice college team.