He sounds ready to play and unleash that frustration on the Ducks.

Sounds as if the young man is frustrated because he cannot go 100% due to his injury. Apparently the coaches gauge their underlings by percentages-- 80% of Rachal is better than 100% of the man behind him.

If this were the real world instead of football, these coaches would be subject to lawsuits for abuse of employees.

Drain it and send him out.

This is why players will never be paid as school employees. Could you imagine the cost of workers' compensation insurance alone?

Hey Lawyer John:

You wrote: "If this were the real world instead of football, these coaches would be subject to lawsuits for abuse of employees."

Really? This goes on everyday in the NFL, and other sports. In the vast majority of cases, the player (NFL or college) consents to play even though he may be suffering the lingering effects of an injury. They have a competitive spirit.

As long as a player consents to play and is medically cleared by a team physician, the team is covered. There is no abuse when there is consent.

I assume Rachel slammed his helmet because he was frustrated with his injury, not because the coaches forced him to play with an injury.

Further, an injured employee's only valid claim against the employer is for worker's compensation. It is the cost of doing business in the NFL and other sports. Athletes get injured. It is an unfortunate, but inevitable, part of the game.

Besides, if we kept everyone out who was slightly injured, we might not be able to field a team!

Well...as was stated, if this were the real world. But it is not. It is the "football world." And as T&T correctly implied, if football teams had to take out workers comp insurance, that would be the end of football as we know it, or perhaps the end of football. Period. Which then begs the question, would that be a bad thing in a civilized society?

LJ,
I've got a little stomach bug and my fingers are a little tender from doing all this typing. You wanna file a suit on my behalf or should I thumb through the Yellow Pages? (don't forget that my fingers are running about 70%, so too much thumbing could be hazardous)
Sureshot

NFL teams already carry worker's compensation insurance. College teams already pay for medical treatment of their players. That IS the real world. No one is going out of business.