Broken tooth and head bang

[Tiddler7]

Am I overreacting, or the coach should have done more?

On Wednesday I got a phone call from my DS14 school. About 5pm. He just joined school football team, plays football elsewhere. Football coach called to let me know that my DS had an accident, hit the post with his cheek and chipped his front tooth. And he's calling because my son asked him to. He's been checked, no concussion, all is fine, boys are changing, will be on the way home soon.

I got home to find my DS with headache and half of front top tooth missing. In pain from head and tooth injury. He hit the post with the side of his head (goalkeeper), bounced back and broke his tooth.

Next day headache was still bad so we took him to a&e. All ok, but banned from sports for few weeks, by doctor and the dentist (tooth fixed but needs to settle).

Apparently coache's "check" was asking if he's ok. His friends were more worried about him than coach.

AIBU to think, that first, someone should have checked him properly, second, he shouldn't have been sent home by himself? If they feel unwell at school, parents are called to pick up from school.

At a&e we were told that if we brought him in that afternoon, they would have kept him for night.

I emailed HOY10 on Friday, she replied she will pass on my concerns to the coach

Anyone..?

He asked if your son was ok- what did he say? Yes or no? Then phoned you, as your son requested to say they would be back soon. As confirmed by ED- no concerns regarding head injury. I'd say the coach should have called without your son asking, but I'd imagine he saw the incident- hence the concern or lack of concern he had regarding it.

Also- were you given the option to pick him up, instead of having him walk home? I agree that should have been done, although sounds as if you weren't gone at the time anyway- maybe suggest a list, as they have at the school of emergency contacts that can pick up a child if they've injured themselves.

Thanks SD,

Check for concussion IMO is more than asking if he's ok. People died from it thinking they were ok.

No, nobody asked if we want to pick him up. My husband was home and would have, if we were made aware that it was more than just "chipped tooth".

When I contacted HOY, she said he should've been sent to medical. But than it cut off, so she emailed me, but only saying she will let the coach know.

When students don't feel well, parents have to pick them up. I was told he chipped his tooth, not double banged his head and lost half of tooth. Am I really overreacting..?