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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 3213766, member: 44"] I had a great kid who played for me. He wasn't the fastest or the quickest kid initially but he was big (and a little thick) but a decent overall athlete. He loved playing and in short order the bulk of his friends were his teammates. We ended up using him in goal. At first he was, uh, a little "porous" but worked at it and eventually became a solid goalie. He got drilled in the head and went out with concussion protocol. Still went to every game and was a great kid to have on the bench talking up the other players, letting know what he saw, etc. When he came back he was better than ever. His IQ was up and he did a good job of directing the defense. Then he had concussion #2. Same drill, still at every game, still a great teammate. He got cleared to play wearing one of those soft helmets, which he hated, but took in stride. Per his parents request we moved him to defense and eventually sweeper. He'd matured and his fitness was now good. He did well, until concussion #3. His parents understandably pulled him. He started doing drama stuff, which he enjoyed, but he was one of those kids that like everything. He just had a great attitude. He ended up on Broadway in Newsies. Until concussion #4... no just kidding. He actually just graduated from Harvard. I recognize this has next to nothing to do with this thread, but I like the kid and the story. [/QUOTE]