My daughter plays keeper and took a hit last year that caused a partial dislocation of her shoulder. She took another bad shot in a club tournament about 4 months after that, had 5 more dislocations, and ended up having to have surgery to repair a torn labrum. She has missed the entire Varsity season and is set to be released for Club in September. So this was a 9 MONTH recoup period after surgery!!..As a player, it has been hard on her not playing..as a parent, I am a little apprehensive about how much contact some refs are letting go.