Chapter 7 - THE PRIVATE CLINIC
Trent had been running a small program inside the larger charity.
Legacy Saturdays.
Twelve boys.
Ages eight to fourteen.
Mostly relatives and children of close family friends.
Not public enrollment.
No fees.
Football drills.
Running.
Basic outdoor skills.
"Character."
I had never enrolled Mason.
I had allowed him to attend two field sessions because cousins were there.
That difference mattered to me.
Not enough to Patricia.
She called Mason:
"automatically included."
The foundation director disagreed.
Legacy Saturdays had never been formally approved as a foundation program.
Trent used foundation fields.
Foundation cones.
Sometimes foundation staff.
But no curriculum.
No medical forms specific to it.
No separate insurance approval.
Why had nobody stopped it?
It looked like family recreation.
Adults standing around.
Children tossing footballs.
Then one assistant coach gave the investigators copies of texts.
TRENT:
No parents on field during toughness block.
ASSISTANT:
What is toughness block?
TRENT:
Old Conti drills. Nothing dangerous.
Another:
If a boy asks to stop, give water and reset but do not let crying end the session.
That was not automatically abuse.
Then:
Mason needs work. Valerio babies him.
There.
May you like
My son had been discussed.
Without me.
