I'd bet if the only thing we'd let our three sons do was sail and drive blocarts there would have been less trips to the doctor.

#1 son played organized soccer (K-5), basketball (2-8), baseball (3-7) and diving (3-11).

At 16 had stitches from a "face plant" while skiing with the church group (he thought he was James Bond). At 17 had surgery due to hitting the diving board (broke the bone that supports the eyeball)

#2 son (the one with the REAL athletic ability; takes after mom)played organized soccer (K-8), basketball (3-6) and baseball (2-6).

At 15 broke his collar bone while snowboarding with the church group. Age 13 to 17, no less than 6 trips to the emergency room due to skateboarding injuries including dislocated hip.

#3 son played organized soccer (K-8), baseball (2-8) and football (3-9).

At 14 cracked two ribs during his first touchdown.

I did not check with Mom before writing this. I'll bet she could come up with a least 15 additional instances (in a heartbeat) when her poor little babies got hurt (that she would consider major).

I coached spring, fall and indoor soccer for eight years, and basketball for two. Paramedics never showed up at our games, but the mothers that were nurses had been called upon several times. Paramedics did show up at several football games. The collisions between two kids running full speed, especially when landing on concrete covered with carpet, is way scarier than anything I've seen in these videos.

My parents will never know some of the things I did as a kid. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />