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Thats going to need a little more than Aspirin were the words from Scott Crawley of Focus Physical Therapy this week for the coach of the T-Mobile Axemen.
The term that Rugby League is the Toughest Sport on Earth has started to earn its reputation with some of the Jacksonville Axemen before the season starts. The Axemen will be without center Shawn MacCartey due to a neck injury that will see him sidelined until game two on May 27th and Power running forward Andre Avena is now recovering from a knee injury and will also be unavailable until game two.
Powerhouse prop forward Tim Stouder is also receiving treatment for a calf injury but Axemen Physical Therapist, Scott Crawley of Focus Physical Therapy is confident Tim will be at 100% for the May 20th opening game against the Washington DC Slayers.
There have been some other minor injuries to some of the Axemen players but with treatment being on hand from Focus physical therapy and constant evaluation from Scott Crawley, the team expects to get to first game without any further players being added to the needs a little more than Aspirin list. Coach, Daryl Spinner Howland said, I push these guys pretty hard because we have a lot to cover before our first game. I have constant communications with Scott and his advice has been invaluable in assessing the extent of player injuries. They are a tough bunch and they all know that they are competing for positions on the team, therefore I have to make sure they are getting professional help and I am getting a professional opinion.
Rugby League players are traditionally known to play with injuries and many get treatment on the sideline to stop the pain just enough so that they can return to finish the game.
Spinner added, Some of these guys will play down or try and hide their injuries with pain killers, so I go to Scott to get the truth. I understand their desire to make the starting line up every week, but missing the first game or two to get healthy is better than turning a two or three week injury into a seasoning ending one just to get on the field.
Heavy tackling center Patrick Cox is also sporting a black eye after a heavy contact session during last week practice and even the coach found a little claret coming out of his already crooked nose after the session on Tuesday.
The Axemen will name the starting side for the DC Slayers Game this coming Friday, May 5th.
The term that Rugby League is the Toughest Sport on Earth has started to earn its reputation with some of the Jacksonville Axemen before the season starts. The Axemen will be without center Shawn MacCartey due to a neck injury that will see him sidelined until game two on May 27th and Power running forward Andre Avena is now recovering from a knee injury and will also be unavailable until game two.
Powerhouse prop forward Tim Stouder is also receiving treatment for a calf injury but Axemen Physical Therapist, Scott Crawley of Focus Physical Therapy is confident Tim will be at 100% for the May 20th opening game against the Washington DC Slayers.
There have been some other minor injuries to some of the Axemen players but with treatment being on hand from Focus physical therapy and constant evaluation from Scott Crawley, the team expects to get to first game without any further players being added to the needs a little more than Aspirin list. Coach, Daryl Spinner Howland said, I push these guys pretty hard because we have a lot to cover before our first game. I have constant communications with Scott and his advice has been invaluable in assessing the extent of player injuries. They are a tough bunch and they all know that they are competing for positions on the team, therefore I have to make sure they are getting professional help and I am getting a professional opinion.
Rugby League players are traditionally known to play with injuries and many get treatment on the sideline to stop the pain just enough so that they can return to finish the game.
Spinner added, Some of these guys will play down or try and hide their injuries with pain killers, so I go to Scott to get the truth. I understand their desire to make the starting line up every week, but missing the first game or two to get healthy is better than turning a two or three week injury into a seasoning ending one just to get on the field.
Heavy tackling center Patrick Cox is also sporting a black eye after a heavy contact session during last week practice and even the coach found a little claret coming out of his already crooked nose after the session on Tuesday.
The Axemen will name the starting side for the DC Slayers Game this coming Friday, May 5th.