What postion can my son ask to play as his ankle heals?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

How old is he? is he on the cusp of being recruited to a D1 team? If not, take the pressure off him and let him heal. Youth soccer may seem so important to you guys now, but in the scheme of life, it is not. Take if from someone who devoted way too much time, money and emotion into something my kid dropped when they were 15 to pursue other interests. Not to say your kid isn't the next Messi, but try to put things into perspective, and his put his health above all else.

He is 12 and definitely not the next Messi. He just loves playing and also wants to make a good impression on his new coach, but we will sit it out for a while. I was able to get a podiatrist appointment sooner, and the podiatrist said he could address ankle injuries, so we will see what he says. Still keeping the ortho appointment as a backup, since it was so hard to get.

Good plan. Better to be safe than sorry. And who cares about new coach/first impression. Soccer players get injured. Any coach who views him differently sucks and isn’t worth long term damage to appease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somehting has been off with my son's ankle. There was no clear injury or event, but he has been complaining about it for a week. We got him an orthopedist appointment two weeks from now. He is normally a midfielder, but thinks he should ask for something with less running in the interim. He can run some, but 70 minute games are feeling tough on his ankle right now. He used to play left back, which seemed like a bit less running I suggested that. What do people think? Any other suggestions? Before anyone says it, I know there is no soccer position with no running, just looking for less.

Left Bench

[Anonymous]

Rest

Healing takes time.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you for the good advice. It was hurting going up stairs, so we took him to an urgent care, and it turns out that he needs to stay off it for a few weeks. This is an instance where DCUM provided good advice and was really helpful.

[Anonymous]

Waterboy?

In all seriousness, rest and rehab is best and then get back on the field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it getting worse or better?

It's only been a problem for a week and he's a kid - they recover from all sorts of things in no time. I'd just have him take a few days off and test it gently at home every couple of days. If it feels OK when he tests it - then go to a practice and see how that feels. Make sure he knows to stop immediately (and tell the coach so he knows to check) if it starts to hurt again.

Keep your doctor's appointment for now and go in two weeks if he is still feeling pain. But my guess is it will clear up in a few days of rest.

This is wrong. Do not do play till you see the doctor.

No - it's not wrong. You do not need to see a doctor every time your child has an ache. You see a dcotor when it does not recover by itself in a short period of time.

No you are wrong. Joint juries specially ankle injuries or sprained ankles cause problems later in life. The damage cartilage will roll up like a carpet over. Also kids growth plate break all the time. Most will health if you stay off them but if you don’t serious problems can occur. I actually have experience in these type of things…do you?