Highschool soccer participant injured in physique slam attends recreation in wheelchair

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The Michigan high school soccer participant who was the sufferer of a physique slam that fractured his backbone, Colton Mims, visited along with his teammates earlier than their recreation on Friday.

Mims, 15, who performs for Lakeshore High School, was in a wheelchair throughout his go to. Courtney Mims, Colton’s mother, stated that Colton is coping with two "slight fractures" in his backbone in an interview with an area Michigan TV station.

Courtney shared the second on Facebook.

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A Michigan highschool JV soccer participant pancaked his opponent. (Fb/Courtney Mills)

"The primary time taking the sphere since!!!!" Courtney Mims wrote. "That’s my BIG BABY! He’s an angel. His teammates are THE BEST EXAMPLE OF YOUNG MEN I’ve seen in a very long time."

Colton was injured when a Kalamazoo Central Excessive Faculty soccer participant jumped on high of him on the conclusion of a play final Thursday.

The Michigan Excessive Faculty Athletics Affiliation (MHSAA) took motion towards the participant over the disturbing play.

MICHIGAN HS TOOK 'STRONG AND DECISIVE ACTION' AGAINST PLAYER OVER DISTURBING PLAY, ATHLETICS ORG SAYS

The incident happened between Kalamazoo Central Excessive Faculty and Lakeshore Excessive Faculty. (Getty Pictures)

"Our employees has been talking with each faculties since Friday. Kalamazoo Central has taken this matter very severely and so they have taken sturdy and decisive motion," the MHSAA advised Fox News Digital. "As a result of pupil privateness legal guidelines, we can't disclose the particular accountability actions, however they've exceeded what MHSAA rules would in any other case require in circumstances of harmful and unsportsmanlike conduct.

"Our faculties can present further particulars as they determine to take action, since they're dealing with issues internally."

The participant who was the goal of the pancake suffered spinal accidents, in line with his mother.

"An incident that occurred throughout Kalamazoo Central Excessive Faculty’s junior varsity soccer recreation on Sept. 19 was the motion of a person pupil who displayed an egregious act towards a participant on the opposing group," Kalamazoo Public Colleges stated.

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"Such a conduct is unacceptable and doesn't mirror the values of sportsmanship, respect and integrity that Kalamazoo Public Colleges expects from student-athletes, coaches and the whole faculty group."