- Jul 14, 2010
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DD (8) had her first competition of the season last weekend, she did quite well, coming 7th out of 27 in step 3. The second competition is next weekend.
So she went to training this morning and during the warm-up the coach pushed her too hard in a hamstring stretch and she pulled an inner thigh muscle and couldn't do anything for the rest of the training session.
I like DD's coach and I'm sure she didn't mean to hurt her, but I thought coaches were trained in how to safely stretch gymnasts. She made some comment about how DD hadn't complained so she thought it was all right. I thought they should be able to feel how far to take the stretch through the tension in the muscles, not just by waiting for kids to complain!
I have iced it a few times and she is resting it, but I have no idea whether her leg will recover in time to be able to compete next Saturday. Right now she can't even walk without limping. I'm feeling very grumpy right now.
So she went to training this morning and during the warm-up the coach pushed her too hard in a hamstring stretch and she pulled an inner thigh muscle and couldn't do anything for the rest of the training session.
I like DD's coach and I'm sure she didn't mean to hurt her, but I thought coaches were trained in how to safely stretch gymnasts. She made some comment about how DD hadn't complained so she thought it was all right. I thought they should be able to feel how far to take the stretch through the tension in the muscles, not just by waiting for kids to complain!
I have iced it a few times and she is resting it, but I have no idea whether her leg will recover in time to be able to compete next Saturday. Right now she can't even walk without limping. I'm feeling very grumpy right now.