injuries | nicole calder

Aug 3, 20202 min read

ATHLETE MASOCHISM

there’s a fine line between pushing yourself and pushing yourself too much. knowing when you’re doing the latter is often not as simple...

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Jul 17, 20202 min read

TREAT THE MAN, NOT THE SCAN

last tuesday i had surgery on my knee to repair a torn meniscus and to remove the screw from my previous surgery. prior to surgery i had...

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Jul 7, 20201 min read

THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES

after receiving the news about my “fully intact acl” i started questioning, so how many times have i actually torn my acl? twice? thrice?...

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Jun 22, 20205 min read

The stories we tell ourselves

On the 9th of June I had surgery on my knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus and to remove my screw from the previous surgery. A few...

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Mar 5, 20201 min read

DEFY THE ODDS

six months ago, i tore my acl for the third time. i was distraught. heartbroken. devastated. i thought i would never play soccer again. i...

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Mar 2, 20205 min read

To be a being

What does that even mean? What does it mean to be human? And what does it mean to be a being? What differentiates the two? And why is...

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Sep 20, 20196 min read

Some dreams don't come true

I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...

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Sep 9, 20195 min read

The decision that changed my life

Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...

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Apr 25, 20167 min read

Confronting fears

I’m sitting here currently crying. Earlier today I found out that the women’s premier soccer league (WPSL) in America will be back in...

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