<p>I had to reply because you never know when injuries will happen! My D is a soccer goalie and plays the bass clarinet. She broke her pinkie finger three years ago when a friend threw a ball at her while she was sitting out of a game of dodgeball! She wasn’t expecting it so the goalie reflexes weren’t in top form! Apparently a broken pinkie finger can be a major issue but she was lucky and it didn’t need to be pinned and healed pretty well (it’s still a little bit crooked but not bad enough for anyone but her to notice). It kept her out of being goalie the rest of the fall season and the following spring season, although she did play a field position and danced in a cast after a couple of weeks (I couldn’t believe the doctor cleared her for that, but he did, as long as she was careful not to get hit in the hand). She was back to playing the bass clarinet as soon as the cast came off and it was good excercise for her finger. She also plays lacrosse and I’ve always been more concerned with both her sports with concussions rather than hand injuries. The only concussion she’s suffered was also an accident and unrelated to either of her school sports - an out of control skier ran into her from behind and knocked her down. Thankfully she always wears a helmet and the concussion was “mild”. Still, she had to stop dancing for a few weeks because it set off headaches and no skiing for the rest of the season that year because of the headaches from the dancing!</p>