Guys…
My top jumper just started feeling shin splint pain a couple days ago. When she got them last season, they came on much earlier in the season so we held them off longer this year…
The pain is strictly in her left leg (hop/step leg) and nothing yet in the right. She rates the pain as a 7 on a 1-10 scale. I'm very watchful of her training stimuli and losing her to this nagging injury would be terrible.
We have a large invitational Sat. and I have entered her to double LJ/TJ. She also runs the 400. The pain started sun. after a meet last sat. and this week we have focused training efforts more on mobility, lifting, and core strength and I have cut bounding altogether so far this week.
Question is…we have 4 weeks until conference…7 weeks until regional/state competition. Should I scratch her this weekend and continue to rest? Should I make the call on Saturday morning? Ice bath yesterday proved to be a good idea and I'd like to fit another one in before Sat.
Thoughts, comments? …