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[quote=Anonymous]My son (U12) had a tournament this weekend. Some of his teammates were out of town, so they had no subs. And the coach had two teams in a tournament, so the team manager acted as coach for this morning’s game (Coach wasn’t there).
Early in game, my son was kicked in the head by a high kick. He held his head for a few seconds, the team manager asked if he was OK and he nodded. Our team received a penalty kick, and the game kept going. My son kept on putting his hand to his head, so I could tell it was hurting him. There were times when he wasn’t playing very well - not going after the ball, not being where he should, etc. so the team manager was screaming at him. His position is left forward, and he was along the side the coaches/team area (opposite side of the field from the parents).
At halftime they called me over to look at him, and my son has a huge goose egg and 4 inch scratch across his forehead from where he was kicked. I asked if he wanted to keep playing, and he did. The assistant manager didn’t scream at him as much the second half, I think he realized that my son really was hurt.
I know kids get injured in sports. But it is the responsibility of the coach/team manager to make sure the kids are OK when things happen. That didn’t happen. And instead of making sure he was OK, he berated him for not playing well.
He was dizzy after the game, so I took him to urgent care. He passed the concussion test, so he’s fine. But obviously the kick was substantial.[/quote]

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