Coaches of children’s sports teams are responsible for their players and ensuring that they have access to adequate protective sports gear and understand the risks they face by participating in whatever sport they have chosen to play. When a coach does not provide this important protective sports gear or information, they may be found negligent in their behavior, especially if a child suffers an injury, some of which can be serious and life-altering.
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Types of Protective Sports Gear
By nature, sports can be dangerous. Impact, negligent player behavior, defective equipment, and other dangers can put children at risk for serious and sometimes deadly injuries. The use of proper protective sports gear can help prevent these dangers and ensure that your child is kept safe.
The type of protective sports gear that should be provided to child athletes includes:
- Hockey face guards
- Head protection/helmets
- Mouth guards
- Throat guards
- Eye protection
- Ear guards
- Shoulder pads
- Groin protection
- Shin guards
Legal Liability for Lack of Protective Sports Gear
If a child’s sport injury is caused by a lack of, improper, or defective sports gear, a school, coach, and/or the product manufacturer or anyone in the chain of distribution could be held liable for their injuries and damages. However, this may not always be the case.
Athletes, including child athletes, assume a level of risk when they participate in sports. For example, a baseball player assumes that there is a risk of them being hit by a baseball or bat and a football player understands that they will be tackled at some point in the game. In a negligence claim, the defendant may try to raise the theory that each athlete assumes a risk by engaging in their chosen sport as a method of defense. It is important to remember, though, that the assumption of risk does not include the risk of injuries due to a lack of proper protective sports gear.
If your child was injured due to lack of or defective sports gear contact an experienced personal injury lawyer to determine who may be liable for their damages and what compensation they may be entitled to.
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