When injuries occur during games, the crowd, cheering for either team, will go silent and gasp with worry. Although the crowd may be stuck in shock, the trainer at the event will hop up as quickly as they hit the ground to assess the situation. “You focus on your job, not necessarily what’s happening in the game,” said ADM trainer Melanie Mason. “The first thing I do is try to get them calmed

“You focus on your job, not necessarily what’s happening in the game,” said ADM trainer Melanie Mason. “The first thing I do is try to get them calmed down, so that I can talk with them and figure out what is happening.” When something happens during a game, you want to try to get that person off the playing field as soon as possible. Mason continued to explain, “The biggest thing I look at is, will moving that person make the injury worse.” Further evaluations will happen when they are taken off the playing field, but if the injury has a possibility of a broken bone, or bothers the person for more than three to four days, then referral for a doctor or other outside source takes place.

When something happens during a game, you want to try to get that person off the playing field as soon as possible. Mason continued to explain, “The biggest thing I look at is will moving that person make the injury worse.” Further evaluations will happen when they are taken off the playing field, but if the injury has a possibility of a broken bone, or bothers the person for more than three to four days, then referral for a doctor or other outside source takes place.

Over 20 kids at ADM have been injured this year, and at least five have had surgeries for their injury. Some of these injuries have even been career ending. Both Kinnick Sutton and David Howard are seniors and played varsity football together. Both had career-ending injuries that ended up needing surgeries.

Sutton said, ” I got kinda depressed because it’s the sport I love the most, and it happened in the first quarter of my first game in my last year.”

There have also been multiple minor injuries, but everyone is still very cautious with them because of the major devastating outcome that could occur. Back injuries, breaking wrists, and sprained ankles are just the start to the pile up of dysfunctions going on with the Tigers.

“I missed only two practices and a game so that I could heal up faster,” said Matthew Larson, basketball player with a sprained ankle. “I went to therapy three times which really helped a lot with recovery.”

Then there’s head injuries and concussions. An estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year. Many people have had concussions, but not many can get away from having a head injury without a concussion. Even though he was unconscious for almost a minute, Sam McCartney was playing again within a week of this amazing accident.

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Injuries all around can be fatal, career ending, or you may get lucky enough, like McCartney, and be up and running again within a few short days. Landing even one centimeter differently can be the difference in a minor injury and a career ending injury. Your luck lies within the game’s hands.