These Sunday calls are getting difficult to handle. Listening calmly while your son who is a freshman in college five hours from home explains about the continued pain in his ankle is a challenge. Attending school on a partial academic and partial athletic scholarship at a Division II school seemed like a great idea. It still maybe a great idea, but the work of being an athlete attempting to avoid fatigue and injury is stressful. Because the season is so long and the team plays so many games, the coaches are quick to put in rotations of rehab and trainer visits at the first sign of a problem.… Read More...