How can a coach be negligent?
Though some sports injuries are inevitable, others occur directly because a coach or other party acted irresponsibly. Coaches are supposed to have the knowledge and capability to lead a team, while also keeping them safe. Unfortunately, there are several ways a coach or staff member might be negligent, including the following:
- Pushing players beyond their age level, skill level, or physical abilities
- Not properly monitoring play to prevent conflicts between players
- Actively allowing or encouraging rough play
- Not providing or requiring the proper safety equipment for players
- Providing defective safety equipment
- Not providing possibly injured players with medical attention
- Encouraging players to continue playing when they may be possibly injured
- Providing inadequate supervision in locker rooms and other facilities
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When you sign your child up for a sports league, whether school-sponsored or not, you should be able to trust that the coaches and other people hired to lead the team will do so in a safe and responsible manner. When coaches are negligent or overstep their bounds and your child is injured as a result, you and your family deserve to receive a fair settlement from the responsible party. At Shane Smith Law, our personal injury attorneys work to identify negligence in sports injuries and hold coaches and other employees liable. Contact our office today at (980) 246-2656 to schedule a free consultation.
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