I play roller derby and just got a bfp! My wife and I are so excited. I have about 3 more months in my season. My doctor said I could play contact sports until the 4th month but we don't really want to risk it. I am a captain and on a team going to championships in October. There is a lot of pressure for us to win and for the players to be on their A game. Any ideas on how I can claim to be injured that prevents me from getting hit? Slipped disc, maybe? I don't want to tell them that I just quit right before they need me at the tournament.
Re: Excuses for no longer playing a sport?
I personally would not lie to my friends about why I can't do something, though. If you just explained that due to a medical condition, you can not currently participate, then I think it'd be really inappropriate for anyone to ask you to elaborate further. You just have to stick to your guns with things like this. The instinct is to be nice and apologize and try to explain, but you don't owe anyone an explanation for the decisions you make about your own health and physical well-being.
I don't want to lie but it's too early to tell anyone. My league is 70 people. That's too many to know this early. Since it is a sport, it's customary to tell people what injury you have if you are leaving in the middle of the season because of the commitment.
I'm not big on lying but I don't feel comfortable telling the public yet.