I “feel your pain”….Really!
Posted by bob hammerstrom
I hope there’s no voodoo doll hanging from the football field press box. But, I guess it could be arthritis kicking in from those old football injuries. It’s more likely…
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Archive for the tag 'injury'I “feel your pain”….Really!Posted by bob hammerstrom I hope there’s no voodoo doll hanging from the football field press box. But, I guess it could be arthritis kicking in from those old football injuries. It’s more likely… Will medical insurance prevent athletes from playing sports?Posted by bob hammerstrom I thought once my son was done with expensive AAU sports, and now playing three sports in high school, the bank account might gain a little. But, now there is something else to worry about that could factor in to playing sports - the cost of higher insurance co-pays. Head injuries on the high school football fieldPosted by bob hammerstrom After reading an article in the New Yorker about concussions and head injuries sustained in pro football games, I looked up some information about the subject on the NHIAA web site for you parents of high school and younger football players. Is it the MCL, ACL, PCL or LCL? It’s my knee that hurts coachPosted by bob hammerstrom Friday night’s football game brought the worry of most athletes’ parents to my wife and I - watching our child get hurt. Flip flop flub or hit by foul ball…Which hurt more?Posted by bob hammerstrom I wasn’t there when team manager, A.J. Jackson injured his ankle walking up a set of stairs in flip flops. But, I can say it wasn’t his fault for not moving fast enough when my son, Brandon ripped a foul ball down the third base line, hitting A.J.’s ankle in the same spot. Double-Ouch! Take a month-long vacation!Posted by bob hammerstrom Need a vacation? How about a month? The thoughts are racing through your head already. Maybe Mexico, Florida or some desolate island. Boo-boos or bad injuries…Does this photo look painful?Posted by bob hammerstrom Your child goes down on the playing field and does not get up. You break into a cold sweat and your stomach feels like it’s stuck in your throat. How do you know if it’s just a boo-boo, or if they’re really hurt? The image on the next page will tell you, but don’t look [...] About the authorWelcome to Raising Athletes, a blog for families involved in sports. I'm Bob Hammerstrom, a staff photographer and multimedia producer at The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H. I'm a parent of an athlete involved in AAU and high school sports. You can contact me at: bhammerstrom@
nashuatelegraph.com. Please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments as well.
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