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A couple years back I had my calf muscle pop (similar to a hamstring but in the calf). It was a BV game and it was the second of two I worked that night (JV and V). I was loose and to this day have no idea why it happened.
The game was pretty much in control by the home team (15-20 point lead as I recall). It was towards the end of the 4th quarter (2:30 or so left). I was jogging easily down the court and at about half court (I was in transition to the lead) I heard a "pop" and after a few more strides the feeling like a rubber band unraveling. I made it to the end line and my leg went out from under me as it couldn't support me. Knowing something was bad wrong I quickly checked and with no immediate action happening, blew my whistle and stopped play. Luckily the school had a "real" trainer (not from Balco thank you). My partner had to finish the game alone.
Fast forward a few weeks. After missing several weeks of games, I tried to come back. In the first quarter of a BV my calf "popped" for a second time, this time not as severe (or so I thought). I had to keep working. I told my partner what happened and he tried to cover deeper as the trail and cheat as the lead to help compensate. The game was a local cable broadcast game to boot. I never saw the broadcast but was told my leg looked like dead weight by the end.
Out for the rest of the season.
[Edited by ChiliBob on Jan 14th, 2005 at 06:16 PM]
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