Coach is pressuring me to run on an injury. What is the proper way to handle this?

what dos the athletic trainer have to say?

One would think a proper diagnosis would help

answr yur question.

From your lack of detail, it seems that your athletic trainer hasn't been involved in the diagnosis and treatment of your problem. You also don't mention what you're doing to accelerate the healing process.

If you haven't involved the trainer and aren't doing everything possible to accelerate the healing process, I would be more than a little upset. To some degree your coach's job depends on the performance of scholarship athletes. A scholarship athlete that is being passive about treating an injury is bound to cause frustration in a coach. It's symptomatic of someone who has lost their fire/drive.

Show up in a boot and a couple of crutches.

I've seen the trainer and he doesn't know what it is more than what I've told you, probably a really bad ligament sprain, torn muscle, etc. There are a lot of little muscles and bits of connective tissue in the foot, so only an MRI could really tell what exactly it is, and since it's getting better with rest, we've decided it's not necessary. All that can be done is RICE and ultrasound, which I've been doing. The trainer just says crosstrain until it doesn't hurt any more.

Thanks for the snooty replies though.

Arrange a meeting with the coach and the trainer if you feel something detrimental to your interests is coming. Usually, if the condition lasts for more than 2 weeks, more intervention (including MRI, water running, exercise bike, something along those lines) is needed. If you take too much time off at this time of the year, you might not be able to get in shape for outdoors. Your coach may feel that, without evidence, the trainer is being too cautious.

Written note from trainer describing his diagnosis and recommended treatment (no running). That way the coach will get that if he makes you run anyway and you end up getting hurt more, he's going to be in a world of hurt himself.

Or just suck it up and run.

coach d wrote:

Usually, if the condition lasts for more than 2 weeks, more intervention (including MRI, water running, exercise bike, something along those lines) is needed. If you take too much time off at this time of the year, you might not be able to get in shape for outdoors. Your coach may feel that, without evidence, the trainer is being too cautious.

That's why I've been crosstraining, as I said multiple times.