<p>My son is a senior who injured his shoulder during his senior season. He had a partial tear of his labrium. We elected to have it fixed this past week. Were unsure as to if we should notify the 4 schools that are recruiting him as a player/student.</p>
<p>Anyone have any advice?
Thanks</p>
<p>Just curious, Did he continue to play injured? Did he finish out the season and now getting it fixed after the season is over? Did the recruiting coaches know about the injury? What is the prognosis? Have you asked the HS coach? (Does the HS coach know about the surgery…“fixed” means surgery right? Laproscopic?)</p>
<p>Probably wouldn’t hurt to be upfront with the college coaches who have shown interest. I think a labrium tear is pretty common in football. The coaches are prob. familiar with it and know it’s “fixable”. One of S2’s h.s. football teammates had labrium repair done twice before finishing h.s. S2 had some small tears (not labrium) but elected to finish the season wearing a shoulder brace and having surgery done during the summer. Have to keep arm in a sling (totally immobile even while sleeping) for four weeks or more then do PT.</p>
<p>Yes he played injured the entire season. The injury was not officially diagnosed until two weeks ago (torn labrium) he had arthoscopic surgery and the tear was repaired. The HS coach has been informed. He advised us that it’s a common injury and the coaches should understand. He starts PT in six weeks and will be fully released in 3-4 months with the surgeon leaning closer to the 3month window. He is actively being recruited by 4 schools and were nervous about spooking them if they found out he had to have surgery. Remarkably he led the team in tackles injured, with two interceptions and 7 forced fumbles.</p>
<p>If a college coach were actively recruiting your son, as in prepared to give him a “tip” or an admissions edge, the coach would have already told him and arranged for him to apply early decision. If you haven’t heard that kind of talk from the coach, you can assume that the coach is not prepared to use one of his “tips” to give your son an admissions edge as a recuited athlete. Sure, the coach would be sweet talking him and love to have him walk on and play if he gets accepted, but there is no commitment on the coach’s part. If the college hasn’t made a commitment to your son, I don’t think he owes them bupkis.</p>
<p>We’ve been asked to enroll or given “tips” to two schools.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure what “asked to enroll” means? Has your son been offered an acceptance letter from a selective college? Has he been offered an athletic scholarship? Those deals, for graduating seniors, are already done. They’ve either signed letters of intent for scholarship schools or submitted early decision apps for Div III schools with commitments from the coaches if not outright acceptance letters by now.</p>
<p>I don’t see where your son has received anything of value from a coach that would justify feeling like you owe it to the college to keep them apprised of a medical procedure. He’s been asked to apply? So has everyone else who has contacted the admissions office. Maybe I’m missing something?</p>
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<p>I don’t know about DIII schools, but DI recruits can’t sign until a date in February for football…</p>
<p>I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I believe it’s really easy to re-tear labrums. That’s what happened to my son and others on his football team, who also had the surgery. Pick a school that he’s going to like even if he doesn’t continue on with football.</p>
<p>hops:</p>
<p>Yeah. You are right! Looks like February 1st is the official NCAA signing day for DIV I football scholarships, although I suspect the recruiting is all over but the shouting by now. Div III is done. Coaches don’t generally waste tips on athletes who don’t commit early decision and ED acceptance letters go out this week.</p>
<p>I was just trying to get some sense of what kind of “recruiting” we are talking about here. If I’m just Joe Blow applying to a college, I have no obligation to inform the college of my medical procedures. Has the college done anything in the “recruiting” process (i.e. given something of value) to warrant copying them on the medical file? There are situations with sufficient quid pro quo where it would probably be ethical to inform the coach, but I wouldn’t feel any obligation to do so unless I had actually received something of significant value (like a football scholarship!)</p>
<p>My son played DI and was given a physical prior to preseason. He’d torn his acl prior to sr year of HS, which was repaired, but the physical revealed an undiagnosed labrum tear. My feeling is if you don’t disclose, they’ll find it. Not the greatest way to start off a relationship with a new coaching and sports medicine staff. And the other poster is correct…labrums retear. That torn labrum my son didn’t know he’d injured in high school…he ended up tearing it nearly completely and it ended his career. I would also echo the sentiment that you son needs to pick a school that he will love if he never plays a down of football. It can happen.</p>
<p>We have been given a 3 month diagnosis for full recovery the tear was small and it has been fixed. He’s working with the top Ortho in the Houston area. Six weeks from today he is released for PT and six weeks after that he should be 100 percent. We have 3 offers on the table. My question is what do we need to share if anything. I’ve been told both by coaches/players at the next level.
Thanks.</p>
<p>I’d be honest and upfront with the coaches – in fact, I’d bury them in details. You are not only navigating a college choice, you are setting an example for Son to live by. </p>
<p>So, when he’s 40 and runs into a rough patch at work, do you want him to hide it from his partners and spouse? Or do you want him to have the courage and honesty to say “hey, this is happening here. Let’s work this out well”.?</p>
<p>My friend’s son tore his ACL a few weeks ago in a game and had his 100% scholarship to a D1-AA school pulled. He plays for a local powerhouse and was heavily recruited. Many recruiters saw him carried off the field, so I understand he or the coach got a call the following week to find out what happened. He is having surgery soon and is now looking at D3 options.</p>
<p>Thanks NJmom, and olymom you both bring up great points. I met with the head coach at the high school today. He told me in his 30 years of experience unless its a Knee (ACL) or a shoulder for a QB (My son is not) generally coaches realize after a players senior season they will often have some form of elective surgery to fix any tweeks before going on to the next level. We have decided to share the information with the schools as we get the official invites then allow the school to determine if they wish to honor the invite and scholarship offer.</p>