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Message: [QUOTE="TeamFirst!, post: 4186834, member: 11538"] I think Caroline was probably sick at the start of the game also. It would explain why she spent so much time on the bench compared to others. It also wasn't a great game for her overall either. I suspect when she got hit in the face it was probably the other players head doing the hitting. That can get pretty bad. Our middle son took a hit like that in soccer and he couldn't play for more than 10 minutes or so for the next year. When he went in he played great and then just started throwing up and was deathly sick. Wasn't as aware back then about concussion protocols but in hindsight it seems pretty clear. The outdoor season was over and it was unorganized indoor games and such. I loved watching that kid play and probably he felt pressure to play. He could have played division one but chose not to at harvard. Sometimes when he scored against a top team the other team's players would get him on the sidelines and just punch him out essentially. It was a punishing game and when you are being evaluated at the top level it got mean sometimes. I videotaped the games and could see players holding other players heads and just rabbit punching them several times. We had 3-4 games where teams were suspended from tournaments literally for punching other players. It took the fun right out of it. [/QUOTE]