“I turned away and then when I looked back he was already running at me,” he told ABC13. The boy says the coach collided with him and he heard his arm snap. He was then told to sit on the sideline and the coach came to ask if he was alright.
“I told him he broke my arm,” he said. The 12-year-old says another coach gave him ice and practice continued. Afterward, his parents were called.
“Why did they not provide my son with medical care? They did not call EMS,” Fletcher said.
The child’s parents took him to the hospital where they learned of his exact injures. In a statement from Spring ISD, the district said they’re investigating. The district also told ABC13 the incident is under investigation and that, “Coaches routinely demonstrate mechanics and techniques of the game in preparation for drills and exercises.”
The Fletcher family has filed a police report and hopes that criminal charges will be brought against the coach.