Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sports Illustrated-Jack Jablonski article

I just finished reading the article on Jack Jablonski in Sports Illustrated. In the article is shows how much hope and optimism Jack has towards his injuries. He says that his main goal is to be able to get back on the ice and skate again. He also says that he doesn't want the kid from Wayzata to feel like it was his fault. "It was just a freak accident. He was just playing hockey." Steven Yurichuk has been coaching boys hockey for 20 years, he talked about how he think when playing the game there shouldn't be any back talk, chirping, or cheap play, and to try and win the game fairly. Jack Jablonski is now able to sit at a 90 degree angle and is re-learning how to manage his new life. Jack has realized that he will probably never be able to walk, but he still keeps hope he will eventually skate, and he wants to be able to go to collage and have a job that involves hockey in someway.

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  1. Meredith, I also read the article. Do you think that setting false hopes (he probably won't walk again) in being able to skate again is a good idea? I feel like if he hopes enough it will help him go somewhere but at the same time, it may hurt him when he is not able to.

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