Dogwatcher wrote:I had OP in the early-2000s. Just before it became a common diagnosis. I could play on a Saturday but couldn't run again until about Thursday, if I was lucky. Lots of assumptions were made about my general attitude to training but I just couldn't run. On Sundays, I could barely walk.
Once it started being diagnosed, a lot of what I came through all of a sudden made sense.
I had it for a whole season in 99, I missed a few games here and there to try and be ok for the Grand Final. It was excruciating so I wore skins and at every break the trainer had a bag of ice that I'd shove down the front of my skins to try and get through the next quarter. It helped me short term but it's hard to describe the pain, I remember playing one game where I started in the centre and I did not kick the ball once for the entire match, 26 handballs.
I just found my stride shortened, could never get past half pace. My kick shortened in length. Had no ability to sprint off the mark.
Unforunately, these traits have never returned 100%.
I hope it all goes well for you mate, I never got mine properly treated, I retired from the game pretty early as my hammy's went ping too often at practice on cold nights. It didn't help that the coach would talk for too long in between exercise's, the last one was the sealer, I couldn't sit down to crap for nearly a week.
Dogwatcher wrote:I had OP in the early-2000s. Just before it became a common diagnosis. I could play on a Saturday but couldn't run again until about Thursday, if I was lucky. Lots of assumptions were made about my general attitude to training but I just couldn't run. On Sundays, I could barely walk.
Once it started being diagnosed, a lot of what I came through all of a sudden made sense.
I had it for a whole season in 99, I missed a few games here and there to try and be ok for the Grand Final. It was excruciating so I wore skins and at every break the trainer had a bag of ice that I'd shove down the front of my skins to try and get through the next quarter. It helped me short term but it's hard to describe the pain, I remember playing one game where I started in the centre and I did not kick the ball once for the entire match, 26 handballs.
I just found my stride shortened, could never get past half pace. My kick shortened in length. Had no ability to sprint off the mark.
Unforunately, these traits have never returned 100%.
I hope it all goes well for you mate, I never got mine properly treated, I retired from the game pretty early as my hammy's went ping too often at practice on cold nights. It didn't help that the coach would talk for too long in between exercise's, the last one was the sealer, I couldn't sit down to crap for nearly a week.
After half-time is the hardest part of my week, but it's my own fault. I had people around me at 16-17 telling me to slow down, but you think you're indestructible, and your loyal to your mates who you've played your whole childhood with, so you keep playing the two games a weekend even if you should've given it up.
Like I said, I had people around me giving me good advice, I just didn't listen.
Pag wrote: After half-time is the hardest part of my week, but it's my own fault. I had people around me at 16-17 telling me to slow down, but you think you're indestructible, and your loyal to your mates who you've played your whole childhood with, so you keep playing the two games a weekend even if you should've given it up.
Like I said, I had people around me giving me good advice, I just didn't listen.
Youth: Bulletproof.
We've all been there mate and paying the penalties now, whether it be cricket or football, I didn't think of my later years at all.
Pag wrote: After half-time is the hardest part of my week, but it's my own fault. I had people around me at 16-17 telling me to slow down, but you think you're indestructible, and your loyal to your mates who you've played your whole childhood with, so you keep playing the two games a weekend even if you should've given it up.
Like I said, I had people around me giving me good advice, I just didn't listen.
Youth: Bulletproof.
We've all been there mate and paying the penalties now, whether it be cricket or football, I didn't think of my later years at all.
Yep who would have thought that a serious ankle roll (7 years ago) would cause me 4 months of grief
Lesson to be learned always seek medical advice and maybe get a scan or 2 just to be sure....
Thanks all, hopefully once the x rays get back & he's got a better idea of treatment he can go on, (still a rough chance it's a hernia) 21's still pretty young & he's been playing from 7 years of age both club & school except matric where he dropped club & just played 1st 18's. Have a 16yo who looks like playing either 18's or 16's & will be playing 1st's for school, have to try to pull him back & modify his training. Have had a bit to do with junior club footy & the amount of kids playing today who played 3 games every weekend in u15's & 16's is minimal, all have either broken down or lost interest straight after school.
We don't give names on this website if reports are involved thanks , especially if the cases haven't been heard yet and especially if you weren't there
My new Mantra - I am no longer available to things and people that make me feel like shit
Footy Chick wrote:We don't give names on this website if reports are involved thanks , especially if the cases haven't been heard yet and especially if you weren't there
Footy Chick wrote:We don't give names on this website if reports are involved thanks , especially if the cases haven't been heard yet and especially if you weren't there
No names were given......
Ive actually got one of those t-shirts
My new Mantra - I am no longer available to things and people that make me feel like shit
