Odd/usual injuries during basketball games

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by chseagle

For the past week, I'm been doing other things to keep myself busy.

Came to find out if I didn't have the insurance I had, I would of been compensated for out of pocket costs due to the injury through the school district.

Hearing about that Rugby injury does not surprise me one bit after seeing some games on TV.

Of course, overall the most odd/unusual injury I''ve seen was the injury by the Texas A&M Player considering the harshness of the injury.

So game on for you tomorrow night? Are you going to man up?

Ambulance drivers in the tri-county area are in code red in anticipation of your last regular season game. Are you day to day for state tournament?

You could hobble into gym and pull a Willis Reed getting a thunderous ovation for your gutsy return. Just think, crowd on it's feet as you nestle in behind the table, tossing aside your walker.

Chseagle............it's YOUR time!

[grunewar]

Good man - Fullor! Made me chuckle.

"Rocky" or "We are the Champions" playing on the PA system?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Good man - Fullor! Made me chuckle.

"Rocky" or "We are the Champions" playing on the PA system?

This might work

YouTube - Gary Glitter - Rock'n Roll Part 2 1972

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

So game on for you tomorrow night? Are you going to man up?

Ambulance drivers in the tri-county area are in code red in anticipation of your last regular season game. Are you day to day for state tournament?

You could hobble into gym and pull a Willis Reed getting a thunderous ovation for your gutsy return. Just think, crowd on it's feet as you nestle in behind the table, tossing aside your walker.

Chseagle............it's YOUR time!

I'll have to just wait & see what happens. I went in to see the AD yesterday. He has plans in place for other personnel to cover the secondary gym as climbing up bleachers is involved.

Concerning the main gym, I have no idea, until I get there.

When I'm out of the house, I use a wheelchair I rented so I'm not putting too much stress on my leg. If allowed, I might transfer myself from the wheelchair to the chair at the scorers' table & do shot clock tomorroe night for the 3 games in the main gym.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by chseagle

I'll have to just wait & see what happens. I went in to see the AD yesterday. He has plans in place for other personnel to cover the secondary gym as climbing up bleachers is involved.

Concerning the main gym, I have no idea, until I get there.

When I'm out of the house, I use a wheelchair I rented so I'm not putting too much stress on my leg. If allowed, I might transfer myself from the wheelchair to the chair at the scorers' table & do shot clock tomorroe night for the 3 games in the main gym.

With our everchanging technology there has to be a way you could do the shot clock from your bedside.

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

With our everchanging technology there has to be a way you could do the shot clock from your bedside.

16 miles away??

That would be very interesting to see.

The AD saw my situation yesterday, I'll leave up to him or his designated representative to make the decisions concerning what happens Thursday.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by chseagle

16 miles away??

That would be very interesting to see.

The AD saw my situation yesterday, I'll leave up to him or his designated representative to make the decisions concerning what happens Thursday.

Bellagio sports book in Vegas has you at a prohibitive favorite to show up.

Team has you listed as 'questionable' (injury wise of course) and should that be upgraded, look for the smart money from the East coast to come into play

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Bellagio sports book in Vegas has you at a prohibitive favorite to show up.

Team has you listed as 'questionable' (injury wise of course) and should that be upgraded, look for the smart money from the East coast to come into play

So what are the odds?? How good would the winnings be??

Maybe I'll make a bet.

I can be on my feet for short timeframes but have to have some sort of support nearby to walk (wall, table, counter, walker, etc.)

If I do work in the main gym tomorrow doing shot clock, I'll be wheeled close to the scorers' table, transfer myself into the chair in front of the shot clock controls, & have the wheelchair off to the side folded up.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by chseagle

So what are the odds?? How good would the winnings be??

Maybe I'll make a bet.

I can be on my feet for short timeframes but have to have some sort of support nearby to walk (wall, table, counter, walker, etc.)

If I do work in the main gym tomorrow doing shot clock, I'll be wheeled close to the scorers' table, transfer myself into the chair in front of the shot clock controls, & have the wheelchair off to the side folded up.

Relative of yours? Notice the starter pistol which may only be germane to your area for high school basketball scorer/crowd control

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Bellagio sports book in Vegas has you at a prohibitive favorite to show up.

Team has you listed as 'questionable' (injury wise of course) and should that be upgraded, look for the smart money from the East coast to come into play

Unfortunately that odds were against me last night. I showed up to the gym, sitting in the wheelchair I rented, so I wouldn't be putting too much weight/pressure on my leg. The AD saw me, came right up & stated just cause of me being in the wheelchair, I am not being allowed to work the scorers' table.

Wouldn't give me a chance to explain my idea of me transferring to the regular chair from the wheelchair. The people that ended up doing the shot clock, had no experience whatsoever, except for just being told what to do real quick before the games.

A blatant disregard for Americans with Disability Act!!!

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Unfortunately that odds were against me last night. I showed up to the gym, sitting in the wheelchair I rented, so I wouldn't be putting too much weight/pressure on my leg. The AD saw me, came right up & stated just cause of me being in the wheelchair, I am not being allowed to work the scorers' table.

Wouldn't give me a chance to explain my idea of me transferring to the regular chair from the wheelchair. The people that ended up doing the shot clock, had no experience whatsoever, except for just being told what to do real quick before the games.

A blatant disregard for Americans with Disability Act!!!

Geesh, why didn't you just use a cane and hobble to table. Way too much drama.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by fullor30

You could hobble into gym and pull a Willis Reed getting a thunderous ovation for your gutsy return.

YouTube - 1970: Here Comes Willis

[Back In The Saddle]

Have witnessed or heard about a few unusual, disturbing, and a couple that are just amusing:

This happened during a boys varsity game this year. During a time out one of the home school cheerleaders begins a tumbling pass across the floor not realizing that a visiting school cheerleader is doing the same thing from the opposite direction. They collide at midcourt. The home team cheerleader lands on her head and doesn't get up. She underwent brain surgery the next day. I wasn't there, but have friends that were, including one official on the game. He said it was a little like watching a train wreck, you could see it coming but couldn't do anything to prevent it.

Girls JV game a couple years ago. One of the juniors that also starts varsity, one of their "bigs", is warming up while waiting in the layup line by repeatedly swinging her leg in a broad arc forward and backward, swinging higher each time. She swings it too far forward, pulling herself upward off the ground and flipping her over backwards. She lands on her back and smacks her head on the floor. She's done for the night.

Rural school game, cheerleaders on the sideline opposite the table. No bleachers on that side of the gym, plenty of room for them. But, of course they creep closer and closer to the court. During one transition I wave them back. During the next transition my partner is looking back over his shoulder and clips one of them, sending her spinning across the floor. As she goes skidding across the floor one of the other girls is heard to say, "He told you to move back!" Fortunately she was okay.

Girls JV this year. Held ball, very strongly contested. At the whistle one girl lets go just as the other one makes a very energetic attempt to pull it away from her. The sound of a human skull hitting hardwood is never a pretty one. One of her players begins trying to pull her up, not good. She's on the floor a few more minutes before the trainer helps her up and escorts her out. She doesn't return.

It's been a rough year in the Mountain West Conference for Dave Hall. In one game earlier in the year the crew had to continue without him for a while after, if I recall correctly, and errant pass connected with him. I heard conflicting reports about what happened, but one authoritative sounding report a few days later indicated he'd be caught in the ... ummmm, midsection? Then just a couple weeks ago, at BYU I believe, a camera man collided with Dave during a time out, hitting him in the head with the camera. It was a while before he was ready to continue.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

During a time out one of the home school cheerleaders begins a tumbling pass.....

You've really got to watch those cheerleaders. I know my P's and I have had to duck and cover on a few occasions this yr. A few near misses..... your story sounds bad though BITS.

Full disclosure - I was a cheerleader in college.



PS - BITS - welcome back, where ya been?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by grunewar

You've really got to watch those cheerleaders. I know my P's and I have had to duck and cover on a few occasions this yr. A few near misses..... your story sounds bad though BITS.

Full disclosure - I was a cheerleader in college.



PS - BITS - welcome back, where ya been?

Thanks. Work alone has been totally kicking my butt the last couple of months. Add working games on top of that and I haven't had time to breathe, let alone check in here.

I've always been a little wary of the tumblers, though it's pretty amazing to watch them go. But since hearing that story, every time I head to my block (we're back to blocks and arcs for time outs here) I study the cheerleaders, looking for any signs they might start tumbling.

Since I've always assumed you were a guy, I'll just take a big old leap of logic here and assume you were a male cheerleader. P and I tonight noticed that there was exactly one male on a squad of probably 20 cheerleaders. I had two thoughts. First, it's gotta take some guts to be the only guy out there. Second, one guy...19 cute girls...gotta like the odds.