14 Year Old Could Lose Testicles After Locker Room 'Cup Check'

[matcom]

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A locker room prank as common as the snapped towel has one Ponderosa High School student in danger of felony assault charges and another in danger of losing his testicles.

According to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department, a 17-year-old Ponderosa junior performed a "cup check" on his 14-year-old freshman teammate following a snowboard team competition at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Feb. 12.

"They do this thing called the 'cup check,' " said sheriff's Lt. Kevin House. "It's this small group of guys that does it to one another."

A common sports gag, a cup check involves striking a teammate's groin, ostensibly to determine if he is wearing a protective cup.

In this case, the freshman was not and, according to the sheriff's report, fell to his knees in pain.

A coach reprimanded the junior, who is not being identified because of his age, and told the team not to conduct any further cup checks. Because the injuries did not appear severe, the coach did not seek medical assistance, said House.

Sometime later, the boy complained to his mother of pain, House said. On Feb. 19, after she noticed her son wincing when he sneezed, she took him to a doctor, who sent him to the emergency room.

There, according to investigators, he was told he had internal bleeding and an infection, and that he could lose one or both of his testicles.

http://www.sacbee.com/101/v-print/story/130863.html

[ChickMagic]

1. heh heh

It's in SACbee. Really, that's terrible. What machismo! :eyes:

[PVnRT]

2. When my dad played high school baseball

the coach was so insistent on them wearing a cup that he would line them up before practice, get a bat, and lightly tap each player's crotch. You learned fast to wear it.

I don't necessarily agree with that, and this is over the line, but what in FUCK are doing in an athletic event without wearing one? Especially in a sport wear you can be so easily racked?

At any rate, it sounds like the junior here did a little more than a light hit to do that much damage.

[Redneck Socialist]

3. It's all fun and games until someone loses a nut.

(I can't believe no one has typed that yet.)

It was more than a light tap to cause that sort of damage. Asshole. The checker should have his nuts stomped by way of revenge.

[Hugin]

4. ow... ow... ow...

*flinch*

[Zavulon]

5. Ugh. That hurt just reading it. More horse herpes stories, please.

;)

[Wcross]

6. I once played a full game of Hockey without a cup.

We were in the playoffs and I didn't want to set it out. Luckily I didn't get a puck to the nuts. We won the championship that year too!

[AngryAmish]

13. I once played goalie in floor hockey without a cup

I got beat to the stick side a lot cause I wasn't moving the stock away from the boys.

[Rhythm]

14. i played on a women's hockey team and wore a MEN'S cup...

the gals' "pelvic protector" sits right against the surface, and doesn't do shit...

i went and bought a guys jock and cup...
nice to have that 'air space' there for those incoming slapshots.

[Jimbo S]

7. A cup is needed while snowboarding?

:shrug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. You could collide with your snowboard

Or some other snowboarder.

I guess. I don't "snowboard". Better to be safe.

[Ilsa]

9. Testicular torsion and other testicular trauma is a medical emergency. nt

[Taverner]

10. This is all fucked up but...please wear a cup

Trust me - from experience - wear one for pretty much any sport but weightlifting and running.

[Deja Q]

11. "But boys will be boys"

x(

Take the animal who did that to the freshman and put him in jail.

[AngryAmish]

12. Will this make it onto "Oww, My Balls!"