Sports Injury Claim

Common sports injury claims seek compensation for all types of injuries. Often these may be sprains, fractured bones or crush injuries. These can happen all too easily when playing sports, and you may well have a common sports injury claim if you are injured while partaking in sports due to someone else’s negligence. 

Common sports injury claims are for:

Illegal tackles on the football pitch, like a two-footed lunge breaking your leg, are against the rules of the game, and you might be able to claim sports injury compensation. 

Every player must be aware of the rules of the game. You may be able to claim compensation if a player does not follow the rules on the pitch and causes you an injury. 

A high tackle in a rugby game causing a neck injury, a facial injury from a hockey stick or a dislocated shoulder from a charge in basketball are other examples of compensation claims for a sports injury.

Faulty gym equipment sports injuries can happen when a weight machine collapses, or you fall from a stationary bike. All available gym equipment must be fully maintained and ready for use; otherwise, it can cause a sports injury.

The gym owner has a duty of care to all users, and they must maintain the equipment to a reasonable standard and have it serviced and inspected regularly. 

You may be able to claim compensation for faulty gym equipment when you suffer an injury that was not your fault.

Poorly maintained sports equipment for hire includes bikes, climbing gear, canoes and kayaks not fit for use by those who hire it.

You can crash and suffer injury using a bike with faulty brakes. A fall when using faulty climbing gear can leave you with multiple and serious sports injuries. Canoes and kayaks with holes can sink or split while out on a lake or white water canoeing. 

Keeping all sports equipment for hire suitable for purpose is part of the owner’s duty of care. You might be able to bring a sports injury claim for compensation when injured using hired sports equipment.

Poor instruction by a coach can cause serious injury to those playing any sport. The team or club must hire responsible and fully trained staff to instruct and coach all members.

Using exercise equipment without adequate instruction can cause a sports injury. Injury on the rugby pitch can happen when a new player is not shown how to tackle or scrum properly. 

Diving accidents at the pool and running injuries at the track can all come from poor instruction by a coach.

A poorly maintained sports venue can cause a sports injury to those using it. The duty of care is on the owners to maintain the sports venue and to keep it fit for purpose.

Players may injure themselves when falling on a broken path to the pitch. A poorly lit venue can cause injury in a slip, trip and fall accident, especially during winter training. 

Poorly maintained basketball and tennis courts are the source of many sport injury claims.

Being injured as a spectator is a sports injury claim seen regularly during incidents at matches and sporting venues. 

A spectator may get hit by a golf ball on the course. You may slip on the poorly maintained sidelines or get crushed while entering or leaving a busy sports ground.

You may have a sports injury compensation claim if you get hurt at a sporting event, and it is not your fault.

Slipping on a wet floor is a sports injury claim when it happens at a sports venue. A slip, trip and fall injury can do serious harm, and you may be able to claim compensation.

You can have a sports injury slipping on a wet changing room floor at the gym or sports club. Slipping on the wet corridor floor at the rugby club or swimming pool may have been avoidable and might represent a failure in the owner’s duty of care to you.

Sport injury claims for compensation can help you recover and get your life back on track again. Time off work, the need for physio and other recovery treatments will cost you in loss of earnings and extra costs.

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor may be able to claim compensation from those responsible for your sports injury.

The sports club, sports venue or sports organisation can be responsible for your sports injury claim. They are the ones who have the duty of care towards you and other sports people to provide a safe playing area and equipment.

The club, venue or organisation are responsible for who they employ to ensure they are qualified to coach you properly. The gym or sports equipment hire company owners are responsible for maintaining all equipment used by the public.

In the case of publicly owned sports venues, the local council is responsible for maintaining and providing safe areas for all participating sports people.

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor makes the claim for compensation against the responsible party’s insurance company.

If the team or venue is uninsured, you make the sports injury claim against the owners. Many clubs and organisations have a board responsible for running their activities, and in cases of no insurance, they may be responsible.

The sports injury claim is taken against the responsible party in every compensation case. Public liability insurance usually pays for the sports injury compensation, if the organisation dealing with the public has it.

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will make the sports injury claim for compensation against the negligent party.

Common sports injuries happen daily at the gym, five-aside soccer pitch or riding stables. A sports injury can happen anywhere to players, staff and spectators. 

When one happens to you, and it is not your fault, you could have a sports injury claim for compensation.

Common sports injuries are

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Broken limbs may happen when you are the victim of an illegal tackle in any team sport. You can also break an arm or a leg in a slip, trip and fall accident at a poorly maintained sports venue.

Torn ligaments result from poor training, incorrect use of gym equipment or an illegal tackle in football or rugby. A slip on a wet floor or over a broken tile can cause torn ligaments.

Dislocated shoulder, wrist and elbow injury is often seen when using faulty gym equipment or after receiving poor or little training in exercising at the gym. Any slip, trip and fall accident could cause a dislocated shoulder, wrist and elbow injury.

Hip and pelvis fractures often happen from a fall off a faulty bike or when a saddle breaks on a pony trek. A hip or pelvis fracture is difficult to mend and can affect you for life.

Back injury is a very common sports injury. A deliberately collapsed scrum or a fall from a horse can easily result in a serious back injury.

Cracked vertebrae, spinal cord damage and severed nerves from a sports injury can cause paralysis and have a dramatic impact on your life and the lives of those close to the injured person.

Neck injury is seen in rugby from an illegal high tackle or in the gym when faulty equipment collapses on the user. 

You can also injure your neck when falling on uneven ground or slipping on a muddy, wet path at a sports facility.

Brain damage can be a tragic and life-changing consequence of a sports injury. You participate in a sport for fun and exercise, not to be the victim of a brain damage injury. A fall on a wet gym floor can cause you to bang your head on a hard surface and damage your brain. 

Gym equipment may collapse and crush your head, or a poorly timed, illegal tackle can crack your skull.

Whiplash can happen at a sports venue if you slip, trip or fall on a wet or uneven surface. 

You can also suffer whiplash when using faulty gym equipment or doing a workout without proper instruction.

Eye damage, such as a broken socket, loss of sight or a scratched cornea, can happen when hit by a golf ball or a piece of gym equipment malfunctions. 

High tackles can cause eye damage and are illegal in every sport.

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will make your claim for sports injury compensation against the responsible party.

Evidence for a sports injury claim is vital to any successful case. You should, when possible, gather evidence for a sports injury claim as soon as one happens and write everything down while it is fresh in your memory.

Evidence to keep for a sports injury claim is:

Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will need all the relevant evidence to put together your sports injury claim for compensation.

Compensation for a sports injury claim ranges from the low £10,000s for a minor injury like a broken toe at the gym to more than £100,000 for a broken neck in a rugby match.

The higher compensation awards, like a serious injury in a match, can be for when there is only partial or no recovery.

Compensation for sports injury claims:

(The figures given here are for General Damages amounts only. You will also receive compensation for any financial losses you suffer due to the personal injury. Figures are taken from Judicial College Guidelines 16th Edition and are accurate as of April 2023.)

Sports injury claims see different amounts being awarded to victims of poor tackles, collapsed scrums, or being crushed by a horse, depending on the severity of the sports injury.

You may claim for an eye injury from a golf ball or a crush injury due to faulty gym equipment, but the sports injury compensation will be tailored to the circumstances of your claim.

A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can tell you what to expect from their experience in sports injury compensation claims.

If you have been injured while playing sports outside in public or with a club / organisation, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation. Speak with the personal injury team today to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

Our team will help you make a no win no fee claim and guide you every step of the way.

Yes, you can make a personal injury claim on behalf of a loved one. Many people are unable to make their own claim and rely on a parent, family member or close friend to take on the claim for compensation.

A parent can make a claim on behalf of an injured child or one with diminished mental capacity.

If a friend or a loved one has a brain injury, you may file the compensation claim on their behalf. The same is true if a friend or family member suffers from an illness that limits their mental ability, like dementia.

When a family member or loved one suffers a personal injury limiting their ability to claim compensation, you can take up the fight on their behalf.

In the case of a loved one losing their life in an accident that is not their fault, the law allows those left behind to claim compensation.

In all cases, a No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor will take your case to seek the compensation you and your loved ones deserve.