12-08-2020, 11:52 AM
Hodson’s talent at a young age was undeniable. This issue of accountability for her concussion protocol has been argued ad infinitum on another message board a long time ago. One thing for certain this was a terrible tragedy for a young lady that derailed an amazing future in volleyball.
I’m still conflicted about who is responsible for recognizing the symptoms and taking preventative steps. You can’t expect a coach like Dunning or a trainer to evaluate a brain injury other than notice some basic, visually obvious symptoms. That is for a medical specialist in brain trauma to diagnose. The coaches and the volleyball program must take their direction from medical doctors. There’s no evidence I’m aware of that Dunning didn’t follow whatever doctors diagnosed and recommended.
Her father was involved in sports media. Her family is extremely wealthy and financially capable of hiring the best experts at any time to double check anything they disagreed with coming from Stanford doctors. Her family takes no responsibility which may be understandable at first. However, when the family started to have questions they could have sent Hayley to see expert doctors of their own choosing.
Dunning was often criticized for being “too nice a guy”. Hodson or any other player could have asked to stay out of games because they were sick or injured and Dunning would never have pushed back on it.
I’m still undecided about what to do moving forward. I suppose there could be a NCAA rule any time a player gets hit in the head by a ball at practice or in a match they must sit out until evaluated and released by a medical specialist. Having played volleyball I got hit in the head a jillion times and didn’t seem to suffer from it. It’s hard to predict what kind of impact will result in a concussion.
However things turn out in her lawsuit, I wish Hayley well and hope she goes on to have a productive career.
Yeah, one of her lawsuit demands against Stanford and the NCAA is sports manufacturers put warnings on all volleyballs that getting hit in the head by a ball can cause injury. I have my doubts this will change anything. Plus the court hearing this civil matter doesn't have jurisdiction to order manufacturers around the world on what to do.
I’m still conflicted about who is responsible for recognizing the symptoms and taking preventative steps. You can’t expect a coach like Dunning or a trainer to evaluate a brain injury other than notice some basic, visually obvious symptoms. That is for a medical specialist in brain trauma to diagnose. The coaches and the volleyball program must take their direction from medical doctors. There’s no evidence I’m aware of that Dunning didn’t follow whatever doctors diagnosed and recommended.
Her father was involved in sports media. Her family is extremely wealthy and financially capable of hiring the best experts at any time to double check anything they disagreed with coming from Stanford doctors. Her family takes no responsibility which may be understandable at first. However, when the family started to have questions they could have sent Hayley to see expert doctors of their own choosing.
Dunning was often criticized for being “too nice a guy”. Hodson or any other player could have asked to stay out of games because they were sick or injured and Dunning would never have pushed back on it.
I’m still undecided about what to do moving forward. I suppose there could be a NCAA rule any time a player gets hit in the head by a ball at practice or in a match they must sit out until evaluated and released by a medical specialist. Having played volleyball I got hit in the head a jillion times and didn’t seem to suffer from it. It’s hard to predict what kind of impact will result in a concussion.
However things turn out in her lawsuit, I wish Hayley well and hope she goes on to have a productive career.
(12-08-2020, 11:12 AM)BobK Wrote: Hayley is a second year law student at UCLA
Some of her lawsuit was dismissed. Not sure on the remainder. She sued the ball manufacturer because the ball was not labeled as dangerous
Plus this is a very old story
Yeah, one of her lawsuit demands against Stanford and the NCAA is sports manufacturers put warnings on all volleyballs that getting hit in the head by a ball can cause injury. I have my doubts this will change anything. Plus the court hearing this civil matter doesn't have jurisdiction to order manufacturers around the world on what to do.