Monday, January 05, 2015

La Jolla High Football Coaches Point Fingers After Student’s Brain Injury

La Jolla High Football Coaches Point Fingers After Student’s Brain Injury
Mario Koran
Jan. 5, 2015

...An assistant coach for the La Jolla High School football team denies that he insisted a 17-year-old player stay in a game after the student asked to be removed. The player now has a devastating brain injury that ended his playing days and threatens to derail his schooling. The assistant coach was suspended.

...The student has only been back to school one day and he could not make it through the entire day. He faces chronic migraines, sensitivity to light and must be constantly supervised.

It’s been more than three months since a 17-year-old football player at La Jolla High School suffered a concussion during a game and he has not been back at school for a full day since then...

Regardless, state athletic rules mandate training for all coaches to identify possible head injuries. Players have to be immediately removed from a game after any suspected concussion and they are only allowed back after a medical professional provides written clearance for them to return...

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