- Oct 19, 2011
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DD is prone to a toe injury on her foot which happens whenever she jams her toe it bends forward. Usually happens when she is jumping up and forward to land on her feet on a stationary object (block, vault etc.). And it happens when she is tired so she can't always get the height she needs. It happened this week again on vault where they were jumping on the vault table and she jammed her foot. Last time it happened, she had to wear a boot for two weeks. The swelling isn't too bad this time, so it's probably shorter.
I'm wondering if it just makes sense to ask the coach to avoid any of those drills where she is jumping forward onto a stationary object, since the risk seems quite high for her. And she always loses a few days when she gets hurt. She can certainly do jumps where the blocks are on the side etc. because she has no problems with the side of her foot. So perhaps there are other drills they can replace permanently?
I hope I can also get some coaches opinions on this. Would you be open to a parent asking for something like this?
I'm wondering if it just makes sense to ask the coach to avoid any of those drills where she is jumping forward onto a stationary object, since the risk seems quite high for her. And she always loses a few days when she gets hurt. She can certainly do jumps where the blocks are on the side etc. because she has no problems with the side of her foot. So perhaps there are other drills they can replace permanently?
I hope I can also get some coaches opinions on this. Would you be open to a parent asking for something like this?