I feel like with injured players they're probably just reacting on low-level instinct. When someone hurts you, or tries to, you *hurt* them back. Well, if you're not-hurt enough to be capable. You fight so they won't hurt you again. But when the adrenaline wears off it varies more widely -- worry that they might not play soon enough is probably dominant in these guys' minds. A very serious injury always begs the 'can I play ever' and if they can't... or can't at the level they want, or need, the brain has difficulty processing the situation.
I feel like I should pimp this book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/077107560X/qid=1137291282/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9321081-7456132?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) at you, because I think you'd enjoy it, and it's utterly fascinating. (since you're in Canada, I'd suspect that libraries have it around.) It brings up a number of points about power, use, misuse, and misunderstanding of, by coaches, by players, by staff and parents. And it focuses on junior hockey.
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Date: 2006-01-15 02:21 am (UTC)I feel like I should pimp this book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/077107560X/qid=1137291282/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9321081-7456132?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) at you, because I think you'd enjoy it, and it's utterly fascinating. (since you're in Canada, I'd suspect that libraries have it around.) It brings up a number of points about power, use, misuse, and misunderstanding of, by coaches, by players, by staff and parents. And it focuses on junior hockey.