lil sd has really bad "catcher's heel" which from what I have googled is actually called "sever's disease". basically the growth plate on his heel giving him tons of pain. he hobbles around like an old man. lots of travel ball catchers his age have it from doing catching stuff. also gives him tons of pain in football. what you're supposed to do for it is ice, stretch, ibuprofen, rest. rest is off the table for him in season and we are never not in season. He will stretch it when it hurts only. the problem is when it doesn't hurt he just doesn't do it. I have to chew his ass to do it and am trying to get him to understand the stretching when it doesn't hurt is what will make it NOT HURT (or hurt less) after practice/games. have you guys dealt with this? apparently he'll grow out of it about 14 yo. I got him heel cups for both his cleats and regular shoes.