Soccer Ball in the Face

Yesterday was so much fun. NOT! We had a soccer game yesterday morning and out of the 11 girls on the team only 7 showed up. We have to have 6 on the field to play. The girls generally get to play 2 out of the 4 periods and that works really well. Since we were short yesterday everyone had to play more than usual. Catie played all 4 quarters. She played forward the first 2 and goalie the last 2 quarters. All was going well until Catie got smacked in the face with a soccer ball. She got hit HARD! The rules are that unless a child is really hurt no one goes out on the field. I stood there for what seemed like forever until the other coach told me to go get Catie. I ran so fast across that field and when I got to her she was crumpled up in a ball covering her face. At these games I wear 2 hats. The coach hat and the mommy hat. The mommy in me wanted to scoop her up and take her home and say that we were done. The coach in me made her stand up and look at her face and tell her to buck up and keep playing. It was a hard decision and did continue to play and I was so proud of her toughness. I would have quit right then and there. After the game was over the mommy hat was back on and I ran out to her and hugged her and checked her all over and of course she was fine but it was still tough. Why is there no handbook for this stuff??