Player/Coach with a type 2 SLAP tear

by Geri
(New York)

I am in my late twenties and I am an active athlete. I play soccer in the fall and spring seasons. I play softball during the summer months. In soccer I have a 40 yard throw-in and I'm relied upon to take the throw-ins in clutch situations.

In softball I play third base for a co-ed team where girls don't usually play the infield. I am also a coach for both sports plus basketball for middle school girls where I need to teach the basics of those sports.

Next week (December 19th) I'm having arthroscopic surgery for the type 2 slap tear on my right shoulder. I'm curious that after surgery, how much will this affect my soccer game since the spring season starts in March? Also, how will this affect my coaching ability to show the girls the basics?

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Dec 10, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

Because you are active and it sounds like fairly healthy, by March you likely will be able to be playing, however, you may not be back to the 40yd throw in. Softball will be a bit longer if you are having surgery on your throwing arm. Every physician has a different return to play timeline after a SLAP repair, but the common time frame is 3-5 months for most sports, maybe a little longer for overhead throwers.

As long as you go through a good rehab process and regain your motion and strength, you shouldn't have trouble with sports - it is just a matter of time.

Bart