I started diving off of starting blocks when I was eight years old. I am now 51, and train at the Y, almost always alone, as there is no Masters program in the county where I live, or in any of the immediately adjacent counties. (There are several age group programs.) I want to work on my starts, but none of the Y's where I swim will let me use the blocks - saying that a national Y policy prohibits anyone from using the blocks unless a team/club coach is on the deck.
I have never heard of anyone suing a YMCA because of an accident on a starting block.
Yes, perhaps a coach would be valuable to me in this regard, but I'm not looking for a coach - I need and want a cooperative facility. The age groups' program schedules are not conducive to my schedule, and besides, the age group coaches already have enough on their hands during those times with lanes full of kids working their programs. I also am not excited about having to dodge those kids to do the work I need to do.
Anyone find a way to conquer this litigation-fear-induced insanity yet? Thank you.
I don't understand your continued insistence that this woman deserved to collect damages and that someone deserves to be sued. Being sued isn't a matter of deserving.
I can't undstand how McDs was supporting dangerous behavior. Wouldn't the dangerous behavior be drinking coffee in a car?
I guess it comes down to a matter of believing in personal responsibility or looking for a free handout.
Sharks and minnows - one person in the water aka shark. Everyone else on the deck aka minnows. Have to swim from one side to the other without getting tagged and before the shark touches the wall you are on. I'm sure there are regional variations. If you get tagged you are now the shark.
I don't understand your continued insistence that this woman deserved to collect damages and that someone deserves to be sued. Being sued isn't a matter of deserving.
I can't undstand how McDs was supporting dangerous behavior. Wouldn't the dangerous behavior be drinking coffee in a car?
I guess it comes down to a matter of believing in personal responsibility or looking for a free handout.
Sharks and minnows - one person in the water aka shark. Everyone else on the deck aka minnows. Have to swim from one side to the other without getting tagged and before the shark touches the wall you are on. I'm sure there are regional variations. If you get tagged you are now the shark.
