Once he was allowed to drive again, one of the first things Scott Teske did was make a stop at PowerZone.
Teske, a PowerZone regular - most members probably know him, since he has played on a men's club team, was a regular at open gyms, played in the men's and coed leagues, and coached in the Allegro local program - fractured one of his vertebrae during a trip to Greece last summer.
After returning to the U.S., Scott has been undergoing rehab at his parents home in Tabernacle. His doctor gave him permission to drive last weekend, and on Wednesday he was at PowerZone, catching up with old friends, and taking pictures of the coed playoffs.
"It's so great to be able to get out and get around,'' he said. "Hopefully, if things keep going well with rehab, I'll be allowed to play again soon. I'm hoping to be allowed to play again by summer, that's what I'm shooting for.''
Scott fractured the C1 vertebrae in three spots after diving into a shallow pool.
"I'm actually pretty lucky, 80-90 percent of the people who fracture that vertebrae end up with some paralysis, like Christopher Reeve,'' Scott said shortly after the accident. "I don't have any. I can eat, walk, go to the bathroom, and talk. I'm able to get around on my own.''
To allow the bone to heal, Scott had to wear a halo that was attached to his skull in four places, and also attached to a vest that he wore. He didn't need any outside apparatus during his visit on Wednesday.
Scott has been publishing a blog on the web detailing his recovery (http://www.sjtdesigns.com/wordpress/).
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