I need your advice
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My Oppo hiatus hasn’t really gone all that well as it’s only been two days and I’m already back. But I’ve spent quite a lot of time worrying about this so I thought I’d ask the advice of the wonderful people here…
It’s sports day soon at school and I really want to do an event but my parents categorically do not want me doing anything with no negotiation because I’ve still got lots of quite painful problems.
Regardless of this, when they were sorting out who does what I said I’d do shotput because I’m not useless at it and the school actually let me do it unlike some of the other events (I think they’ve realised that they need to try and stop me injuring myself and it was one of the nicer teachers in charge) and I think I’ve made a mistake.
They said that people should do an event each and I decided I wanted to be in on the action even though they didn’t really want me to but now I’ve got very worried (bearing in mind I’ve spent half of this week scared that my favourite teacher would not like me anymore because I fell over).
I feel that I shouldn’t have put myself forward for an event and if I compete I’ll get into big trouble with my parents and the last time I tried to do PE when I wasn’t supposed to it really didn’t end well. I also don’t want to let anyone down but I’m really not sure which is better.
So what would you do?
Do comment your thoughts below.
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My first suggestion is that it's better to sit out than to risk injuring yourself or aggravating an existing injury. There may be camaraderie in participating, but you need to take the long view. 20 years from now, sports day may be a distant memory, or you may still have a painful reminder of it.
The shot put is a good event to get injured in. You need to spin in place, and then extend your arm at an extremely fast speed at just the right time. Your whole body will be right on the edge between balancing and falling over. It's very hard on the shoulder and elbow joints. If you aren't careful, it can lead to injuries in the back and hips. If you try this event, do it for fun and don't push yourself to get the maximum distance you can. If you do it, you want to have fun and be part of the participation; you con't want to end up a casualty.
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@Gabriella if you want to do it do it
sports is just sports...its not gonna slow you down any if you find a new and innovative way to injure yourself....you will still be able to study just fine....just..not as mobilethat said if a doc or nurse told you to fucking not...dont....they know what they are talking about....and you will regret ignoring them
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@Gabriella mind sharing more about your injuries so that we might let you know where we sit on the risk spectrum? For example, if your wrist gone broken…I wouldn’t recommend trying shot put.
Only if you are comfortable sharing.
Should I look forwards or backwards in life? Well, where's the engine?
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@Gabriella I say forget shotput, go for the hammer throw! Nah, just kidding. I don't really have any advice on the particular sport example except to say, when I realize I've committed contradictory things to two different people, I always fess up to them before and never wait until after the event. I try to do this so that it's only a small let-down, and not a big let-down for them when I don't deliver on my promise.
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@Roadkilled I don’t know, I can’t remember how to do it properly (which is really helpful) and if it requires balance then it’s probably not my thing (I can barely stand up without falling over). I’m veering towards not doing it (although that might just be because things hurt a lot now) but I’ll see.
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@farscythe I’ve just been told to ‘be careful’ (take from that what you will) and I still have to go to physio every other week which isn’t ideal. I don’t really want ‘a new and innovative way to injure myself’, I’ve had quite enough of that now.
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@chan I don’t mind. Currently a very sore back and neck (which hasn’t improved much in three weeks), two dodgy ankles (one with nerve damage that I’m still having physio for) and my legs give way quite often. How does that fit with your risk assessment?
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@beefchips I never do that, I just carry on regardless but I don’t know if I should.
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@Gabriella be carefull means dont push past it hurts.....if you think you can do it you can....if you think you cant...dont
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If available I'd recommend swimming, it's basically "no impact" exercise.
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@Gabriella lol, nope to shot put with that list
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@Gabriella Personally, I wouldn't do it, but I never cared to do sports anyway. A school sports day probably isn't a good reason to play through an injury. And shot put is probably not a great idea if your back is sore and you can't trust your legs.
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@farscythe I very rarely do that (which is probably why I have so many problems). If it hurts I just carry on regardless (something that the teacher did not appreciate even though she laughed).
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@Cash-Rewards That’s what I was expecting.
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@Nicky-Chagrin-Janitor-of-SHIELD I know it’s not, I don’t even like sports day, a sports quiz should be the future. I probably shouldn’t do it but I’ll see.
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@Gabriella yeah same as.......im 39 now...and bits of me hurt when the weather changes
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What does your doctor think? And can the PE department arrange is a low-consequence informal way to give a try and see if it's for you?
One thinks of shot-putters as people who have a lot of upper body strength and look it -- but if you (and the shot) are to go very far, it's a whole body sport with leg strength and footwork playing important roles.
(Funny algorithmic coincidence -- when looking at some shot-put and discus technique videos, a suggestion that came up is "How far to the edge of the universe?" -- now that's what I call a motivational goal! )
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@Gabriella just throw rocks at people, much more fun
Currently a Senior in HS
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@Gabriella Listen to your parents. You have no business in a sporting event with the problems you have posted about.
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You're injured. It happens. Your out.
Make that decision, fess up to your parents, settle with your teachers, end of stress.
Back to your studies.
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Look at it in terms of risk vs reward:
If you participate what do you gain? A small sense of achievement, a bit of camaraderie, a participation certificate? (Cos playing hurt you'll be Nicholas Latifi levels of competitive)
If it goes badly you may aggravate an existing injury enough to screw up your exam performance or worse; blight the whole summer holidays.
Of course there is the chance you'll achieve immortality as "that kid who left the sports day in an ambulance". If so, please take selfies -
@farscythe Wait until you're 61, the only thing that doesn't hurt is my left foot. I don't know why it got a pass
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@Gabriella I’d immediately rule out shot put for someone susceptible to joint injuries.
Also, us teachers like the clumsy kids more. Makes the workday a bit more entertaining
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I’d recommend to try the sports again when you’re all healed up. Not worth the risk of a permanent injury.
