Injury...dang

I would say Yes. You owe it to him. Anything less than being upfront and honest may be more detrimental to your son than the injury.

dokkaw ...

My vote would be a most definite yes ... I believe the coach would be pleased to hear it from your son rather than possibly hear it from someone else.

On the bright side ... ... think of how well rested his arm will be when he gets to college in the fall

Ok, ATTENTION EVERYONE! Tell your player he is only allowed to attend classes, play ball and come home! Too many injuires too early in the season.
dokkaw,
Sorry about the news. Defintetly call and tell the coach. They might even suggest a course for rehab to follow. They want their players coming to school healthy!

dokkaw -
I'm sorry to hear of your son's injury. I say YES YES YES, have your son call the coach ... soon. Word spreads fast and in our experience college coaches will follow their recruits throughout the HS season. You want your son to be proactive and not be put in the awkward position of having to answer the "Why didn't you tell me?" question.... because they will ask, it's just a matter of when. If you are concerned about the LOI, it is a contract and a done deal if signed. But not being straight with the coach may jeopardize your son's relationship with him. Good Luck and a speedy recovery!

dokkaw,

So sorry to hear about your son's injury, but I second the opinions above, your son should definitely call the college coach and tell him.

The good news is - broken bones heal much more predictably than strained ligaments, torn labrums, etc. (My son broke his left clavicle as a young child, and his arm playing hockey as a teen, and both healed completely, right on schedule.)

And I agree with TigerPawMom:

No more injuries! Too many so far this spring!

The coach will respect your integrity in telling him before he finds out elsewhere, and he will find out if you don't tell him. A clavicle break, while serious, isn't nearly as bad as many other things that could have happened. He'll be good to go, and will have helped establish credibility and trust with the coach for doing something that isn't easy before he ever gets there when he tells the coach of his misfortune.

Can I third the no more injuries pledge?

What is the reason/cause of this sudden rash of injuries?


Any thoughts?

I feel for you both - senior son is out for season with broken ankle. Unfortunately he did not sign when the opportunity presented itself. He has had a lot of attention from three schools that would be a good academic and geographic fit. He's three weeks into this broken ankle thing and is at his wits end as to how to present this situation to the coaches he has been talking to.

Sorry to hear about the injury. We'll pray for rapid healing. You might want to have the doc write up a short letter stating (assuming the break is straightforward & will heal completely) that the break is simple and a full recovery with no lasting effects is expected. Your son can send this to the coach after talking with him.

Your son will also want to assure the coach that he will continue to do the conditioning work that the doc will allow.

WOW, another one!

itsagreatgame
Sorry to hear about your son. I'm sure it will all work out ok. As has been recommended above, I think your son should let the coaches know right away. Just let them know that your doctor says everything is healing fine (assuming that's the case).

Good luck

TR
I think the planets have lined up or something to be causing all these injuries. Maybe the moon has moved closer to the earth. Maybe the sun is burbing. Maybe aliens have landed. NAH! Just a rash of bad luck.

TR:

The numerous injuries that we know about may actually be no more than normal...perhaps our HSBBW websters are more forthcoming than in the past and they're telling us about the injuries...don't know for sure...it is a possibility though.

Dokkaw

If it's any consolation my daughter broke hers last year (softball) the doctor said.

"Don't worry at this age these bones get together faster than two teenagers alone on summer vacation."

Sure enough she discarded her brace after a week or so and was healed enough in 3 weeks to play in the final championship game...walking twice and bunting once.

But she wasn't a pitcher setting that left shoulder to pull down with. Still those injuries heel fast.

If anyone is feeling slighted or left out because they don't have an injury to share, have I got a deal for you. I know a RHP who will trade a small UCL tear for 2 big foot blisters, a rasberry, as may stitches as you want to throw in, and I bet he'll even mow your lawn and walk your dog this summer. Give me a call day or night.

I sincerely wish good health to all and hope this streak of bad luck stops.

dokkaw,

My son is a LHP who broke his right clavicle while snowboarding a couple months before baseball. Posed no real problems, just be sure he doesn't jump the gun and start throwing/catching before it has a chance to heal. Son wound up doing well and their all-star team won State that year.

I would echo the advice of others, tell the coach so there are no surprises. Chances are pretty good that by the time fall rolls around, no one will know that he had any sort of injury.

dokkaw,
I am in a situation similar to your son. I recently tore my acl in a basketball game and I will have to miss school baseball. I talked to my college coach and let him know. He was very supportive and told me I didn't have anything to worry about. I don't know if all coaches are like that but letting him know kinda took some of the weight of the injury off of my shoulders.

MissouriBBDad: Thanks for the words of support.
Gotta' ask you - where in Mo.? Son played in Mo. for eight summers - PM me if you like.

itsagreatgame

You have a PM.

I was just talking with my husband about the rash of injuries. I thought it was odd that in the year that I have been referring to this website had never read about so many injuries. Son is a left handed pitcher. He gets ice after he pitches and carries it around. Not sure he knows where to put it. You ask how his arm feels and gets the standard "fine". I copied some of your posts about kids with rubber arms and had him read them because you just never know. It just takes once. I hope that all of your injuries are healed soon.

Thank you all for your time and advise. We will be speaking with the coach in a day or two.

Thanks again.

dokkaw: I can't really give advice about contacting the coach, seeing as I am not a recruited athlete, but I am also an 06 RHP, and I broke my left clavicle in soph year preseason, during mid october. As others have said, that kind of injury does heal pretty fast, I was back in the batting cage and throwing around the end of december. Best of luck, hope your son's recovery is smooth