Injured Playing Football

A question about : Injured Playing Football

Just wanted to pick someones brain, i was playing football last week in works time. It wasn't an official match just a kickabout with the lads in the section i ended up breaking my ankle.

Can i put a claim in or is it tough luck just one of those things?

Best answers:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/public...s-compensation
  We also need to know about any incident or exposure you feel caused your injury or illness, for instance:
  if the incident happened whilst participating in a sporting activity, were you representing your unit or regiment, was it during an organised PT session, or was it in your own time
• Sounds a bit like Compulsory PT...
  Good Luck.
• It doesn't have to be compulsory PT, just organised PT.
• Out of interest, why do you feel the need to make a "claim"? Accidents happen, and as an AF member, you will get all medical treatment free, with much less waiting time than the Civvy world.
• A claim for what?
• I wouldn't rock the boat as it was "in works time"
• This wasn't compulsory game it was something you choose to do....a 'kick around' during work hours is irrelevant... As long as you listen to all medical advice you shouldn't have any future problems severe enough that you will have to give up work, you may feel a little arthritis creep in but that could also just be down to normal day to day wear and tear. Afraid it's not going to feather your nest, taking out income protection is there for that.
• Ignore the naysayers, AFCS is there if you suffer any problems from this injury.
• Defendants cannot be held liable were the is a obvious risk to injury..such as in a a game of football, it is presumed the claimant would know the risk before hand. Parents can,t even sue schools if there child was injured in an organised game unless it was proven the ref was negligent.
• I don't know how much you know about AFCS but it seems like not a lot. If you are injured whilst on duty, which he was, you can claim under AFCS.
• Begs the question why the OP didn't bother buying accident insurance. My mine is Ј26 PM with an additional Ј2.50 for sports cover including football.
  Christ alive , The quality of some sections of our Armed Forces is dire now.
• Where has the responsibility gone in this world. You were having a kick about and you broke your leg. It was an accident while you were messing about. It happens. GET OVER IT!
  And yes, I do have past experience on this. My husband broke his ankle playing for his works team, ended up with osteomyelitis still giving him jip more than 30 years later. It didn't even occur to him to claim.
• Are you still receiving full pay whilst you are unable to fully perform your primary role?
• Jog on white dog. You know the answer to that question.