The parents of a volleyball player who was left with serious brain damage after she was knocked to the ground by a transgender opponent have broken their silence and have urged families to 'pull your kid' from sports games. Payton McNabb was 17 when a ball spiked by a trans opponent with force struck her in the face, threw her to the ground and left her unconscious while she played a volleyball match in September 2022.
![[Payton's parents Pamela and Daniel have spoken out for the first time in a new documentary in which they express their frustration and sadness. Pamela urged parents to 'pull' their kids out of sporting contests]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93274847-0-image-a-41_1734529747120.jpg)
Payton was left with brain damage and paralysis on her right side, which ended her dreams of getting a volleyball college scholarship and has made it difficult to walk without falling. Now, in the hopes of raising awareness about the competitive advantage from biologically male transgender athletes can have, Payton and her parents are sharing their story in the new documentary 'Kill Shot: How Payton McNabb Turned Tragedy Into Triumph'.
![[Image shows the moment Payton was struck in 2022 and left unconscious during the volleyball match that changed her life]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93275381-0-image-a-44_1734530363201.jpg)
In a preview of the film, Payton's parents Pamela and Daniel McNabb speak for the first time of the guilt and frustration they felt as a result of their daughter's life-altering incident. Detailing the moment she received a call informing her of her daughter's injuries, Pamela said: 'My first thought was, is she going to be ok? And then honestly my second- I was mad. I was furious, because we all knew this was going to happen. Did I think it would happen to my child? No. But we all knew. Everybody talked about it. Everybody knew something was going to happen.'.
