I didn't think I'd be doing anything like this yet. But suddenly opportunity came calling for a J. Quetta and now he is helping coach the Bishop Feehan team. He played for just 10 months after the crash into the boards that took him off the ice. I still wish I was out there shooting the pucks and everything like that. So you know, I have to get used to watching more than playing, but I'm excited and so are his former teammates and head coach David franciosa who says he needed an assistant coach and A. J was the natural choice. Taki document speaks for itself before your varsity player, true leader on the team and then you know what, he uh embodies the lines really, really well with bishop and philosophy. It's about um you know, integrity, working hard, giving back to the community. This was day one. A J is coaching responsibilities will include working with forwards, helping break down practice and game film for the team brand building and communication. A post practice photo looked promising. AJ says he'll bring the same dedication and passion to his new job that he brings to rehab every day. A lot of people go to the gym and they work out for their six packs, they work out for their triceps. You know, I go there is a total different ballgame. So you know, you don't see those kinds of improvements but getting more mobility and more flexibility and things like that is, is what I'm looking for and I haven't seen A J has his rehab in the morning. So his afternoons are free. He says it works out perfectly in Attleborough. I'm mary Salata WCVB News Center five.
Less than a year after devastating spinal cord injury, hockey player returns to team as assistant coach
He suffered a spinal cord injury during a game on Jan. 26
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Updated: 4:20 PM EST Dec 3, 2021
Ten months after suffering a devastating spinal cord injury, AJ Quetta has returned to the Bishop Feehan hockey team as an assistant coach.Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, suffered a spinal cord injury when he crashed headfirst into the boards in a Jan. 26 game.The next month, he made the move to Shepherd Rehab in Atlanta. He returned to Massachusetts in May, where he continued his rehabilitation work.While Quetta can't return to the ice as a player, Bishop Feehan had an assistant coach position to fill and head coach David Franzosa said Quetta was a natural choice.When he got the offer, Quetta said yes immediately. "I'm really happy this opportunity came to me. Obviously, I wouldn't want to do it for any other school," he said. "I still wish I was out there shooting the pucks around and everything. I'll have to get used to watching more than playing, but I'm excited." Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Ten months after suffering a devastating spinal cord injury, AJ Quetta has returned to the Bishop Feehan hockey team as an assistant coach.
Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, suffered a spinal cord injury when he crashed headfirst into the boards in a Jan. 26 game.
The next month, he made the move to Shepherd Rehab in Atlanta. He returned to Massachusetts in May, where he continued his rehabilitation work.
While Quetta can't return to the ice as a player, Bishop Feehan had an assistant coach position to fill and head coach David Franzosa said Quetta was a natural choice.
When he got the offer, Quetta said yes immediately.
"I'm really happy this opportunity came to me. Obviously, I wouldn't want to do it for any other school," he said. "I still wish I was out there shooting the pucks around and everything. I'll have to get used to watching more than playing, but I'm excited."
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
