A New Jersey youth baseball coach got sued after telling player to slide

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[QUOTE="ABikerSailor, post: 23485538, member: 11763]

I've had my shoulders pulled out of both sockets at the same time (wrestling)....

How exactly?

Probably a double arm bar.


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Yep, it was a double arm bar, only we called it a Darby at my school (Darby was notorious for liking to use that move). He got his body between me and my arms while they were behind me and pulled on my arms to get my shoulders on the mat. Only problem is, I was really good at bridging, and he ended up pulling both shoulders out of their sockets at the same time. I remember bridging, then seeing everything go white and there was EXTREME pain in both my shoulders and I went limp. Had to have the coach put my arms back in their sockets, and I was useless for the rest of the tournament.

My son was a big time wrestler so I knew as soon as you said it. He had scholarships to every Division 1 school and decided not to wrestle any more. I was pissed. We had spent a lot of money and time to get him there and that was the plan all along so we didn’t have to pay for college. He has a twin sister and an older sister and now there all in college at the same time.


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Translation ~ you pimped out your kids

 

[ABikerSailor]

Yep, it was a double arm bar, only we called it a Darby at my school (Darby was notorious for liking to use that move). He got his body between me and my arms while they were behind me and pulled on my arms to get my shoulders on the mat. Only problem is, I was really good at bridging, and he ended up pulling both shoulders out of their sockets at the same time. I remember bridging, then seeing everything go white and there was EXTREME pain in both my shoulders and I went limp. Had to have the coach put my arms back in their sockets, and I was useless for the rest of the tournament.

My son was a big time wrestler so I knew as soon as you said it. He had scholarships to every Division 1 school and decided not to wrestle any more. I was pissed. We had spent a lot of money and time to get him there and that was the plan all along so we didn’t have to pay for college. He has a twin sister and an older sister and now there all in college at the same time.


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You know, that was one of the things that made me decide to drop wrestling in my Junior year. That, and the coach's desire to have me wrestle at 112 instead of 119. I didn't have the weight to drop, and told him so. He told me that I had to be at 112, or I wouldn't be varsity. He then told me good luck in finding another activity if I dropped wrestling.

So, what did I do? Next day, turned in my gear, then went and got my friend Gene. Now, Gene and I really liked Monty Python, and were really good at doing British accents as well as had a lot of the skits memorized. I told Gene that I had just dropped wrestling and was interested in going out for Speech and Drama for Humorous Duo if he was game. He said he was, and we presented our case to Mr. Woolridge. He said he already had a team, but yeah, he'd hear us out.

We did the Pet Shop and the Argument Clinic, and he got a big grin on his face, and told us his original team was out, and we were varsity. And, a week or so later, he had us do the act in front of the whole school. Not only did it piss off Mr. Johnson (wrestling coach) to see that I made varsity in another activity, but he was really pissed at Varsity Awards ceremony when both of us lettered in Drama. Gene and I took 4th in class A, B, and C schools in Montana that year, first time out of the gate.

Kids can't cut hard weight nowadays. Lots of rules and restrictions to prevent it.

Wish they would have had those kind of regs back in 1981 when I was told to cut weight. As it was, I generally cut 10 lbs off of what my summer weight was, and if I cut more than that, I wasn't strong enough to be of any use.

Matter of fact, I think that there is a distinct possibility that the weight I cut in my junior high and high school days are the reason why I'm such a little dude now. I'm only 5'7" and weigh around 135 soaking wet.

However, I'm also built like wire and have very little body fat.

The greater risk is kidney damage.

Good thing I didn't know that, or I would have told the coach to piss up a rope a lot sooner. I was a VERY active person growing up, and needed at least 3000 calories/day just to maintain weight. When I wanted to drop weight, I ate like a normal person.

Same thing carried over into my adult years when I started to ride and race bicycles. Riding 50 - 100 miles/day required me to take in 4,000 to 5,000 calories/day.

 

[Unkotare]

My son was a big time wrestler so I knew as soon as you said it. He had scholarships to every Division 1 school and decided not to wrestle any more. I was pissed. We had spent a lot of money and time to get him there and that was the plan all along so we didn’t have to pay for college. He has a twin sister and an older sister and now there all in college at the same time.


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You know, that was one of the things that made me decide to drop wrestling in my Junior year. That, and the coach's desire to have me wrestle at 112 instead of 119. I didn't have the weight to drop, and told him so. He told me that I had to be at 112, or I wouldn't be varsity. He then told me good luck in finding another activity if I dropped wrestling.

So, what did I do? Next day, turned in my gear, then went and got my friend Gene. Now, Gene and I really liked Monty Python, and were really good at doing British accents as well as had a lot of the skits memorized. I told Gene that I had just dropped wrestling and was interested in going out for Speech and Drama for Humorous Duo if he was game. He said he was, and we presented our case to Mr. Woolridge. He said he already had a team, but yeah, he'd hear us out.

We did the Pet Shop and the Argument Clinic, and he got a big grin on his face, and told us his original team was out, and we were varsity. And, a week or so later, he had us do the act in front of the whole school. Not only did it piss off Mr. Johnson (wrestling coach) to see that I made varsity in another activity, but he was really pissed at Varsity Awards ceremony when both of us lettered in Drama. Gene and I took 4th in class A, B, and C schools in Montana that year, first time out of the gate.

Kids can't cut hard weight nowadays. Lots of rules and restrictions to prevent it.

Wish they would have had those kind of regs back in 1981 when I was told to cut weight. As it was, I generally cut 10 lbs off of what my summer weight was, and if I cut more than that, I wasn't strong enough to be of any use.

Matter of fact, I think that there is a distinct possibility that the weight I cut in my junior high and high school days are the reason why I'm such a little dude now. I'm only 5'7" and weigh around 135 soaking wet.

However, I'm also built like wire and have very little body fat.

The greater risk is kidney damage.

Good thing I didn't know that, or I would have told the coach to piss up a rope a lot sooner. I was a VERY active person growing up, and needed at least 3000 calories/day just to maintain weight. When I wanted to drop weight, I ate like a normal person.

...y.

Don’t worry then, that’s not a hard cut. You probably didn’t damage yourself.

 

[blastoff]

I would venture to say more players get plunked by hard baseballs, intentionally or not, than get injured sliding into a base. Sliding’s as much a part of the game as hitting and fielding. It’s a tactic to employ to hopefully avoid being tagged/forced out and every now and then a player can get injured doing it, just like batting, running, fielding, etc. Don’t wanna take the small risk involved in sliding then don’t play the game.

Why’s this guy in court?

He’s a baseball team manager.

What’d he do?

He was coaching baseball.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

I wonder if these parents sued anyone....

 

[Unkotare]

I wonder if these parents sued anyone....

DQ

 

[Bo Didleysquat]

How exactly?

Probably a double arm bar.


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Yep, it was a double arm bar, only we called it a Darby at my school (Darby was notorious for liking to use that move). He got his body between me and my arms while they were behind me and pulled on my arms to get my shoulders on the mat. Only problem is, I was really good at bridging, and he ended up pulling both shoulders out of their sockets at the same time. I remember bridging, then seeing everything go white and there was EXTREME pain in both my shoulders and I went limp. Had to have the coach put my arms back in their sockets, and I was useless for the rest of the tournament.

My son was a big time wrestler so I knew as soon as you said it. He had scholarships to every Division 1 school and decided not to wrestle any more. I was pissed. We had spent a lot of money and time to get him there and that was the plan all along so we didn’t have to pay for college. He has a twin sister and an older sister and now there all in college at the same time.


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You know, that was one of the things that made me decide to drop wrestling in my Junior year. That, and the coach's desire to have me wrestle at 112 instead of 119. I didn't have the weight to drop, and told him so. He told me that I had to be at 112, or I wouldn't be varsity. He then told me good luck in finding another activity if I dropped wrestling.

So, what did I do? Next day, turned in my gear, then went and got my friend Gene. Now, Gene and I really liked Monty Python, and were really good at doing British accents as well as had a lot of the skits memorized. I told Gene that I had just dropped wrestling and was interested in going out for Speech and Drama for Humorous Duo if he was game. He said he was, and we presented our case to Mr. Woolridge. He said he already had a team, but yeah, he'd hear us out.

We did the Pet Shop and the Argument Clinic, and he got a big grin on his face, and told us his original team was out, and we were varsity. And, a week or so later, he had us do the act in front of the whole school. Not only did it piss off Mr. Johnson (wrestling coach) to see that I made varsity in another activity, but he was really pissed at Varsity Awards ceremony when both of us lettered in Drama. Gene and I took 4th in class A, B, and C schools in Montana that year, first time out of the gate.

Kids can't cut hard weight nowadays. Lots of rules and restrictions to prevent it.

Sure, and america is all about following the rules isn't it.

 

[Unkotare]

Probably a double arm bar.


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Yep, it was a double arm bar, only we called it a Darby at my school (Darby was notorious for liking to use that move). He got his body between me and my arms while they were behind me and pulled on my arms to get my shoulders on the mat. Only problem is, I was really good at bridging, and he ended up pulling both shoulders out of their sockets at the same time. I remember bridging, then seeing everything go white and there was EXTREME pain in both my shoulders and I went limp. Had to have the coach put my arms back in their sockets, and I was useless for the rest of the tournament.

My son was a big time wrestler so I knew as soon as you said it. He had scholarships to every Division 1 school and decided not to wrestle any more. I was pissed. We had spent a lot of money and time to get him there and that was the plan all along so we didn’t have to pay for college. He has a twin sister and an older sister and now there all in college at the same time.


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You know, that was one of the things that made me decide to drop wrestling in my Junior year. That, and the coach's desire to have me wrestle at 112 instead of 119. I didn't have the weight to drop, and told him so. He told me that I had to be at 112, or I wouldn't be varsity. He then told me good luck in finding another activity if I dropped wrestling.

So, what did I do? Next day, turned in my gear, then went and got my friend Gene. Now, Gene and I really liked Monty Python, and were really good at doing British accents as well as had a lot of the skits memorized. I told Gene that I had just dropped wrestling and was interested in going out for Speech and Drama for Humorous Duo if he was game. He said he was, and we presented our case to Mr. Woolridge. He said he already had a team, but yeah, he'd hear us out.

We did the Pet Shop and the Argument Clinic, and he got a big grin on his face, and told us his original team was out, and we were varsity. And, a week or so later, he had us do the act in front of the whole school. Not only did it piss off Mr. Johnson (wrestling coach) to see that I made varsity in another activity, but he was really pissed at Varsity Awards ceremony when both of us lettered in Drama. Gene and I took 4th in class A, B, and C schools in Montana that year, first time out of the gate.

Kids can't cut hard weight nowadays. Lots of rules and restrictions to prevent it.

Sure, and america is all about following the rules isn't it.

Yes, in this regard.

 

[blackhawk]