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School coach broke my sons arm

104 replies

Annie5378 · 05/10/2016 08:34

Hi I'm looking for advice, yesterday I got a phone call from the primary school I have a son in year 5 age9 he was playing football
With the school coaches at lunch , the school coach is a semi professional
Footballer, now my son was in net and the coach there the ball so hard at him that he has broken his arm trying to catch it in goal, he's got a cast on it after waiting four hours in hospital yesterday, what do
You think I should do now with regards the school and their employed coach? Many thanks

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atomicpanda · 05/10/2016 08:57

Yes the coach will have had a sleepless night probably.

LunaLoveg00d · 05/10/2016 08:58

It was an accident. These things do happen when playing sport at school and the coach probably feels dreadful about what happened.

Ausernotanumber · 05/10/2016 08:58

You're quite comfortable? What the hell do you mean by that? People should sue when there has been genuine negligence, income has nothing to do with it FFS.

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Ausernotanumber · 05/10/2016 08:59

Also. Your thread title is inaccurate and inflammatory.

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Annie5378 · 05/10/2016 09:01

But everyone jumped on me saying I was in it to sue! I'm not! Didn't cross my mind, I will say once again I was just looking for advice on whether to speak to the school they sent him home with me yesterday they didn't know his arm was broken they just advised me to go to a n e I was just wondering what I should say if anything to the school or coach , money and sueing doesn't come into in

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insancerre · 05/10/2016 09:01

What do you want to happen?
The coach to be sacked?
The school not to employ trained professionals?
To sue the school?
The school to ban football? Or all sports? Or adults playing sports with children?

I think you should phone the school and let the coach know your Ds is OK. He will probably be beside himself with worry about what you might do now
Accidents happen and it would be a shame if the children were to lose the opportunity to play football with a semipro because of this one accident
The benefits for the children will be huge. Boys, especially really do get a lot from having a male role model in primary schools. Its becoming increasingly rare. Please don't make a fuss and take it away from rhem

Longlost10 · 05/10/2016 09:03

ok, I think we can leave the op alone now, her title and first posts did seem a bit speculative, but it does seem that she didn't intentionally come across that way. probably just upset her son is hurt

blueskyinmarch · 05/10/2016 09:03

Your post does imply that you think the coach did something wrong. I don't think you need to do anything other than let the school know how your DS is and work out how he will be supported in class now that he cannot write.

Ausernotanumber · 05/10/2016 09:04

I sent my DS to school for two days with a broken wrist from playing football. It's not always obvious an arm is broken.

It certainly came across as I want to sue.

MistressMerryWeather · 05/10/2016 09:04

Calling in would be ever better to see him would be even better.

Just smile and as you approach the poor sod, he's probably expecting hell.

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 05/10/2016 09:04

I can understand, you are a little in shock and you are wondering whether it is a health and safety concern for your son and others in the future. Hopefully you are reassured from others experience here that it is not an exceptional experience and whilst regrettable there isn't anything that can be done to prevent it happening again. Hope the calcium traces in the chocolate speed his recovery Wink.

MistressMerryWeather · 05/10/2016 09:05

My first sentence made total sense... Hmm

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Annie5378 · 05/10/2016 09:06

Ok for the people on here who have offered advice and not accused me of being a bad person, many thanks for your advice I will nip round at lunch with my son and say hi to the coach reassure him that he's fine get him to sign his cast and ask him to do my sons homework till it's his cast is off, and speak to the school and say there's no blame just an accident x

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BitOutOfPractice · 05/10/2016 09:06

But everyone jumped on me saying I was in it to sue!

No they didn't Confused

Polyethyl · 05/10/2016 09:07

What you should say to the school is that you understand accidents happen and that you hope the coach is ok and not feeling guilty.

LadyCinderelephant · 05/10/2016 09:07

You should totally go to the Mail AND one of those no win no fee solicitors. You will be famous and loaded, yaay!

BitOutOfPractice · 05/10/2016 09:08

ask him to do my sons homework till it's his cast is off

That's a joke isn't it? Please!

Ausernotanumber · 05/10/2016 09:08

Who exactly called you a bad person? I haven't seen that at all

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Annie5378 · 05/10/2016 09:09

Yes it was a joke....

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BikeRunSki · 05/10/2016 09:10

As a professional coach, he will be FA trained and will have done the Local Authority safeguarding training too. You need to help the school with any post-incident investigation they carry out and look after your son's wrist. It was an accident, they happen.

OurBlanche · 05/10/2016 09:11

Annie it isn't worth repeating that you had not even considered trying to get money. Your thread title, OP etc are written in such a way that you have made yourself sound money oriented.

School coach broke my son's arm: made it sound like a deliberate act - or a heavy vehicle!

My kid is 9, he is semi professional: yes! Many school football coaches are... but you were setting up a mental image: small hapless child, big brute of a man!

The coach kicked the ball so hard at my son: AT him? Really? Not at the goal then? Again a deliberate act!

What should you do with regards the school and their employed coach?: Employed? Oh sue him darling, loadsamoney!

No one but you called you a scally or scrote. But we all read the same thing into your OP... can you see why?

RawPrawn · 05/10/2016 09:13

Hilarious. Nice back pedalling OP.

t4nut · 05/10/2016 09:16

Well what did you plan on saying?

I think they're already quite aware of everything that happened with the accident and your views on it - what do you think you can add?

LyraMortalia · 05/10/2016 09:17

You've been jumped on because you said the coach broke my ds's arm which is inflammatory and untrue. Your ds broke his arm playing football. I opened this thread expecting a very different story, this sort of accident happens every day.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/10/2016 09:17

Hi Annie, just wanted to wish your wounded soldier, a very speedy recovery.
Our minds do search to blame, when anything happens to our children, to cause them harm, but in most cases, their injuries are due to an accident.
Go and have a chat with the coach, you'll feel better then. 💐

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