Playoff Time Injuries Part 2
Me my Sophomore year of high school . It seems like I always had a stick in my hand
During my freshmen year in high school I came home from football practice with a severe foot injury;
Nick Padula served as the
freshmen football Coach in the fall and the varsity lacrosse coach in the spring.
Unknown to me, my f
ather became enraged and went to the school where he accused the coach of negligence in caring for my injury. Shouting erupted between the two men and almost a physical altercation. I believe the incident marked me as toxic in the coaches view thereafter. Here's the back story learned after my playing career at Syracuse University had ended
: In the 1950s, m
y father's youngest sibling Earl
died from a head injury while playing high school football.
I suspect my dad never got over the guilt and hurt that he felt because he had not been able help little brother. His pain came to the surface with my football injury.
It's amazing how some injuries stay with us; the disappointment of not being brought up to varsity during playoffs as a sophomore remained with me a long time. My father died with out us talking about those injuries.
Parents and Athletic Series:
http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=Sports%2C+Psychology%2C+and+Parents
Coach You Have A lot Of Influence:
/lacrossememoir/2012/06/be-careful-what-you-say-to-people-you.html
Coaching Series:
