High School Sports Injury Research Paper

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Just one high school athletic season can teach a young adult so much; high school sports teach qualities like responsibility, teamwork, sportsmanship, work ethic, and many other life lessons that may seem to go unnoticed. Athletes are constantly battling challenges. You battle back, and you learn from your mistakes. Adversity can develop and come about in many different ways. For me, it came in the form of an injury. During my senior season of volleyball, my shoulder began to impact my play. I worked through nearly two months of physical therapy, attended numerous doctors appointments, and worked daily on exercises provided by my athletic trainer, however, nothing seemed to help. We came to the conclusion that it was an overuse injury in my …show more content…

It was my last chance to play the game I loved, and the sport I had put so much time into over the past ten years. It seemed unfair that all the time I had spent in the weight room, completing speed and agility drills, and practicing in the gym may not pay off.
It forced my coaches and me to make some tough decisions over those few months. Throughout the season, I missed numerous practices and even a few games. We had to strategize together to conclude when it was critical for me to play and when I needed a few nights off. I needed my shoulder to be as healthy as possible for the conference championship game and the post season.
Watching my team compete, from the bench, was very difficult. I was a senior captain and I had the most experience on the team! I was the leader on the court, and all I wanted to do was be out there playing alongside my teammates. However, missing a few games mid-season ended up benefitting me later on. I finished the season playing the best volleyball of my career! Although my shoulder wasn’t completely back to normal strength, the pain was much less intense. My injury forced me to do what was best for my team in the long run, even though it was challenging to miss playing time earlier in the

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