LHGCL injury Sunday 9/20 4:30pm

Can anybody clue us in about the injury at the UTD fields Sunday afternoon? There was an ambulance, fire engine, and stretcher. I hope the player is ok. I'm guessing it was the Texas Lightning 00 vs Solar Silver 00 game.

That was after we left but that would make at least 3 there yesterday. Was an ambulance there when we showed up and then then another in the time slot after that game ended. Hope all 3 are OK.

There were 2 yesterday in the morning around 10.  We had heard lower extremity on the 2nd call, the 1st was something related to the head.

The first was the fever vs FCD Youth red game. FCD Player injured. Not sure what happened but she was strapped to stretcher head and all.

There was at least one broken leg, and a fracture in the 05 games. There was not a stretcher or ambulance involved with the fracture.  60 minutes no fouls and 2 kids carried off the field... 1 not to return in one game in the afternoon.  Head injuries, breaks...  when are refs going to call fouls to protect the girls?  yes it's a contact sport, but good soccer can have rubbing and aggressive play without all these injuries.

SouthlakeDad wrote:Can anybody clue us in about the injury at the UTD fields Sunday afternoon?  There was an ambulance, fire engine, and stretcher.  I hope the player is ok.   I'm guessing it was the Texas Lightning 00 vs Solar Silver 00 game.

The one you are referencing was the Solar\Lightning 00 game. The Lightning goalie was carted off for a head/neck/back injury. She was unable to move her upper body thus the call for ambulance. Thankfully she is doing well, scans came back good no fractures, etc, just very sore. Thank you for inquiring.

controlthemid wrote:There was at least one broken leg, and a fracture in the 05 games. There was not a stretcher or ambulance involved with the fracture.  60 minutes no fouls and 2 kids carried off the field... 1 not to return in one game in the afternoon.  Head injuries, breaks...  when are refs going to call fouls to protect the girls?  yes it's a contact sport, but good soccer can have rubbing and aggressive play without all these injuries.

I heard the ref's were gonna start taking more charge this year and issuing more cards. Guess not. Hard to change what has been the rule for so long.

Doing the right thing must be very hard. Why does the NFL (I think they call it American Football...not really sure ;-) management want to dodge and minimize the whole brain injury issue. Shameful, but it's all about the $$$ as most things are.

I did not see any of the incidents this weekend and no one has popped on to mention that there was some sort of dirty play that caused the injuries. It's a little too early to turn this into a referee bashing session without knowing what transpired. For all anyone knows and until told otherwise, these were just unfortunate injuries that happen within the course of a game.

Even when referees do call fouls, there is no guarantee these things won't happen. Unless there was malicious intent to injure another player, can't we hold off on putting this on the referees shoulders?

I have no issue with the comments I made about the game I saw on Sunday. There was not a foul called in 60 minutes.. two kids were carried off the field 1 did not return. To cut down on injuries fouls must be called to control the flow pace and aggressiveness of the game. The game I saw last week was reffed incredibly well-- he let the girls play most of the first half until the the pushing in the back was blatant-- he then called fouls and guess what the pushing stopped and soccer was played. Aggressive is good.. climbing up someone's back, extended arms.. and leaving your feet deserve fouls to be called. Good players adjust to the game and will get away with pushing to gain an advantage if it is allowed. Good players will also use skills to control the ball when fouls are called.

00scrmom wrote:

SouthlakeDad wrote:Can anybody clue us in about the injury at the UTD fields Sunday afternoon?  There was an ambulance, fire engine, and stretcher.  I hope the player is ok.   I'm guessing it was the Texas Lightning 00 vs Solar Silver 00 game.

The one you are referencing was the Solar\Lightning 00 game. The Lightning goalie was carted off for a head/neck/back injury. She was unable to move her upper body thus the call for ambulance.  Thankfully she is doing well, scans came back good no fractures, etc, just very sore. Thank you for inquiring.  

I thought I saw it was the keeper as I was coming into our 4:45 game. As a keeper parent myself, I hate seeing keepers injured. They have a special place for me.

Rough play? Collision? Fluke?

Word I got was a tough soccer play. 1v1 w GK on through ball and collision. No ill intent. I was NOT there, but got the word that it was just 2 girls going for it. Glad to hear GK is ok.

On a separate note...Most of the games that I have seen this fall have been reffed pretty well. The couple of instances where there was an issue resulted in cards. I personally agree with most of you that calling a tighter game would be better, but refs who control a fast, physical game are commendable as well.

Godspeed in healing the girls from this weekend. I know I was a little panicked when my dd went down in a heap at PLD. Not a dirty play, just a tough tackle, but watching the dd lay down after a collision is always scary. We have enough legal collisions without the bs. Just keep the kids safe. Injuries will happen with hard play. Hate the flashing lights after one that could have been prevented with a yellow that makes a kid think about endangering another.

D3 - yes was a 1v1, no ill play.

00scrmom wrote:D3 - yes was a 1v1, no ill play.

Still no good on the injury. Get her well soon.

When you allow bad behavior to go unpunished, you are encouraging it...just sayin'.

But then again, big, fast, aggressive and unskilled is the NTX way to win....which is why we have so many elite players from NTX. (sarcasm there, folks)

How do you shut down a player with superior skill? Knock 'em on their butt every time they come near the ball...don't worry - the ref won't call it. And if they do call something, they won't card you for it.

10sDad wrote:When you allow bad behavior to go unpunished, you are encouraging it...just sayin'.

But then again, big, fast, aggressive and unskilled is the NTX way to win....which is why we have so many elite players from NTX. (sarcasm there, folks)  

How do you shut down a player with superior skill?  Knock 'em on their butt every time they come near the ball...don't worry - the ref won't call it.  And if they do call something, they won't card you for it.  

While I don't disagree with you in a general sense...not the case here. The young ladies were both just playing. I know our coach reached out to theirs yesterday to check on her...and I will also say this...

We lost a player to a broken ankle in a game against Aztecs in PLD. She is out for the season, and it is a big loss for us, but the Aztecs GK came over AGAIN to say how sorry she was about the injury and to check on our player when we played them this past weekend. To me, it shows a lot of class by that young lady, and I appreciate her concern.

Also, shows that the girls can play hard and NOT want to hurt each other...injuries will happen as a part of the game, just get rid of the blatant, dirty stuff.