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Just realized last night that a kid on my son's t-ball team was missing a leg

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In the two previous practices that he attended, he was wearing long pants and moved around so well that you couldn't even tell. He had on shorts for yesterday's practice and that was when I realized he had an artificial leg from the knee down. I was very impressed because he's one of the better players on the team and moves around really well.

I kind of did a double-take when I saw him last night but just coached him normally since it was obvious it wasn't that big of an impediment for him (there was a different kid on another team a couple of seasons ago missing a leg that needed help).

I had to do an inner forehead slap though when a couple of other parents made comments about his artificial leg not realizing it was an artificial leg.

Really sad story on how he lost his leg though. He broke it three years ago and the doctors put the cast on wrong and cut the circulation off to his lower leg. By the time his Mom realized it, the muscles in his lower leg died and they had to amputate. His Uncle said it took him about a year to learn to walk again but he was out on the practice field doing cartwheels and stuff last night.
 
Actually, with advancements in prosthetics these days, if you have to lose a limb the leg is the way to go. We have someone on our local softball team with a missing leg and he's one of their best players.
 
Just goes to show you - no sense in treating people differently just because they somehow are different.
 
Sucks for a child though, I wonder how height adjustable the prosthetic is and how many they'll need by the time they are done growing.
 
Awsome. That kid is great for going out an enjoying life instead of becoming depressed and it says much about there parents to bring him up the way they did so that he feels confident enough to just go out in shorts without it seems any hesitation or embarrassment about his leg.
 
In the days where everyone makes the team I have no doubts a one-legged player could be better than average.

It's cool to let everyone play but not fair to those that want to win.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
In the days where everyone makes the team I have no doubts a one-legged player could be better than average.

It's cool to let everyone play but not fair to those that want to win.
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It's freakin rec league t-ball. I can't imagine not playing a kid at this age. They'll never learn to play or learn to like the game if you don't give them the chance. We still play to win but the kids are out there learning more than anything.

I wouldn't start worrying about "not fair to those that want to win" until you hit Pee-Wee league or older. Definitely on the travel teams.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
In the days where everyone makes the team I have no doubts a one-legged player could be better than average.

It's cool to let everyone play but not fair to those that want to win.
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Are you one of those parents who starts fights with other parents over whether the umpire's call was right or not?
 
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