Recklessness or Simple Negligence

A girls' field hockey team coach instructed players to warm up in an area adjacent to the school's turf field, where the boys' soccer team was practicing. Plaintiff Morgan Dennehy, a member of the field hockey team, was struck at the base of her skull by an errant soccer ball. The pla...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of physical education, recreation & dance recreation & dance, 2024-03, Vol.95 (3), p.54-55
Main Authors: Sawyer, Thomas H., Sawyer, Tonya L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A girls' field hockey team coach instructed players to warm up in an area adjacent to the school's turf field, where the boys' soccer team was practicing. Plaintiff Morgan Dennehy, a member of the field hockey team, was struck at the base of her skull by an errant soccer ball. The plaintiff filed this suit against the coach, the school and others due to the defendants' alleged failure to supervise and prevent potential and foreseeable dangerous conditions.
ISSN:0730-3084
2168-3816
DOI:10.1080/07303084.2024.2302771