Broken foot, switch to goalie?

[tiplax]

So today i stepped in a hole on our schools lame fields and i broke my foot(i play defense). I out for 6 weeks. My team is in a tournament in 2 weeks and our starting goalie will not be there because of a band trip(not joking). Our back up goalie is also a middie but he is terrible. I use to be our backup goalie but cause I was the best defense men i didn't play keeper. My question is should i play as goalie(i won't be able to run up field but can walk it up), or should i just be sidelined and be restricted as a team manager?
What would you do?
Can you even be a goalie with a broken foot(i'll were shin pads or something over my foot)?

[asift94]

well if i were you i reallly would play with a broken foot, you could get hert even worse

[washjeff]

sit this one out bud, you might ruin your season as a defenseman if you chance it.

[RichWutLax]

its great to see how much you love lacrosse , but to possibly completely wreck your foot is ridiculous , what if you roll ankle becasue you cant move your foot properly , then you would have a broken foot and a rolled ankle ... what good is that ...besides the fact , your coach would actually let you play with a broken foot ?

[Chue25]

Don't even risk it, put that idea to rest. Unfortunetely I've been through the same situation, twice not to mention. One of my friends last summer broke his foot during empire try-outs, and well to hear this happening to another lacrosse player is just sad.

Bro I just had surgery done on my foot last week ( they put a screw in it). And my team is faced with the problem of a keeper, since we graduated all three of ours last year. Anyway the goalie stepping in the pipes is one of the graduate goalies' brother, and not to knock our goalie(hell his family knows a lot about the game....A lot about the game...A l-o-t about the game. Our keeper seems to be alright and should get better as the season progresses, but my whole idea was to just play this season, since I had to sit out last years cuz of the same injury.

Dude from the screw that lies deep within my bone, I suggest you don't even temp the idea of playing goalie. This may seem crazy but even if you are a better goalie than the kid thats between the pipes now just know this, once the scouting report gets out that you have a broken foot your done. Opposing teams will be taking shots at that foot, even if you have it padded and protected it will still hurt and cause even more damage. By the time teams are done taking shots at your foot you won't be making saves with it, you will be purposely moving it out the way, which will cause a goal for the other team. Trust me I know, two seasons ago my team went up against the starting goalie who had a shin problem, the kid thought he would tough it out but it was just a matter of time before his shin couldn't take the shots my team threw at it, so he moved, then pretty soon he wasn't able to move side to side as quickly.

Long story short, the goalie was pulled and we lit up the back up like a x-mas tree.

Trust me man, just so you don't mess up your foot for life (not just having probs playing lacrosse, but probs Walking). I'm not to sure how serious your break is but chances are you will have to sit out the season, but hey take my words and advice how you want it.

Just make sure you talk to your doc and athletic trainners.

Good luck bro I know it sucks not playing but you gotta think of it this way, you have to heal as fast as you can without jepordising yourself so that you can contribute to you team, and hell if that means playing the sidelines being the manager then help your team out and manage on.

[checklax]

Don't even think about it. I broke my fifth metatarsal in my left foot, also known as a stress fracture. I wanted to get back into the game as soon as possible, so I decided to play goalie for an indoor game even though I wasnt supposed to play at all until I was done with therapy. My leg and foot was so weak that just by taking a sidestep I contused one of my toes and worsened my foot. If you want to get back into the game as soon as possilbe and have no problems in the future, listen to your doctor. He knows whats best for you.

[EricL]

Thats a really bad idea. Goalies get hit in the foot very often, I get hit more in the foot than in the chest really. Best to sit out.

[tiplax]

i have the same thing checklax. Chue25, did you have a Jone's fracture(or something like that,m not sure exactally what it's called), depending on wether or not my bone heals, i might need a screw put in like you. Thanks for all the feedback guys, i guess i'll just sit out the season and be team manager.

[Chue25]

Yes I did, and took the option of just letting it heal in a cast the first time instead of getting a screw put in. This is my second time breaking this bone so I've decided to go with the screw. I broke this bone last season, thought it fully healed over the summer, then during the last basketball game of this year's season some kid stepped on my heal and pushed me from behind...fracture.....again.

I've figured what the hell why not do the surgery, and I've done my research the docs say it heals faster and your foot is less at a risk of rebreaking in the same spot.

If I had a choice I would have did the screw last season, instead of missing my second season of lacrosse.

If you want I could PM you some websites that go in more depth about the surgery procedure and when athletes usually return to their sport.

[spenny]

besides the fact that you should stay off it and let it heal, how could you play goalie? are you just going to stand there and not move? you arent going to be a very effective keeper if thats how you are going to play.

you really need to be able to move effortlessly to play keeper, besides your feet are the key to being a good keeper, you cant stand on your heels and expect to make many saves