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Post by coachpoe on Jun 5, 2007 15:59:50 GMT -6
Guys just got finished with the session of our 8th/9th grade football camp today. One of our upcoming 9th graders evidently has epilepsy (unknown by me) and had a seizure during practice today. It was a very scary moment as he actually turned blue and wasn't breathing. We obviously called 911 and he is now fine. Our head coach knew about the condition and was able to help him somewhat. This was easily the scariest moment I have experienced on a football field. Anybody else have any similar experiences?
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Post by tothehouse on Jun 5, 2007 16:05:32 GMT -6
Had one of the best players in school history knock a kid out in a tackling drill. I mean KNOCKED COMPLETELY OUT!!!!!!!!! The "best" thing about it....the tackle was clean and exactly what we teach. He just caught the kid in the jaw and it was lights out. About a minute later the kid came to. His vitals were good the whole time, breathing etc. Got 911 and he was actually airlifted off the field.
The real best thing is that the player hit was fine. But as you say Poe, very scary.
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Post by coachcb on Jun 5, 2007 19:33:32 GMT -6
I had a kid with a serious asthma problem; the bigger problem was that it wasn't on his physical and he didn't give us an inhaler at practice.
One day, he just hit the deck after running sprints; passed out in the middle of a 20 yard sprint. I noticed he had been breathing pretty hard, but it was the first week of practice and I figured he was just a little out of shape.
He came too after a few seconds, wheezing like a fat kid going up stair and told me he needed his inhaler; good thing one of the other kids had the same Rx.
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Post by lionhart on Jun 5, 2007 19:58:04 GMT -6
kid had a helmet to helmet collision on kickoff... the kind you can HEAr from the bleachers. he went down, couldnt move, then stopped breathing. the ems staff began defibrilationg right on the field. kid actually died on the 40 yd line. (they took him to the hosp by ambulance but he was already gone by then, spinal injury which cause his breathing to stop) peopke were crying all over the place, players, parents, coaches... it was horrible. will never forget that day as long as im alive
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Post by ajreaper on Jun 5, 2007 21:31:44 GMT -6
Lionhart- my lord what a horrible thing to have seen. That is something that would haunt me forever.
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Post by midlineqb on Jun 5, 2007 21:46:22 GMT -6
I had a friend that was coaching a game where the same thing happened and it was very difficult for him to finish the season. He was the head coach. He said he came to terms with Christ right there on the spot.
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Post by coachbleu on Jun 5, 2007 21:54:36 GMT -6
One of my fellow coaches witnessed a stabbing on the field!
His player died in his arms. He got out of coaching for several years following the incident. I didn't blame him.
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Post by dubber on Jun 5, 2007 21:57:59 GMT -6
One of my fellow coaches witnessed a stabbing on the field! His player died in his arms. He got out of coaching for several years following the incident. I didn't blame him. words are useless here
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Post by airitout616 on Jun 6, 2007 0:28:33 GMT -6
A coach on our staff coached down in FL, it just started to rain and then lightning. Lightning hit the field and kids just dropped I bealive 1 of the kids dies with in 10 yards of the coach. To this day he is so scarred of thunder and lightning.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Jun 6, 2007 5:23:09 GMT -6
Had a kid in PE class go up for a rebound, got undercut slightly, banged his head off the floor, and the another guy stomped on his head in the confusion.
He started seizing up and his head was bouncing off the floor like the basketball- I grabbed his head and held him so that he wouldn't hurt himself anymore.
He started to turn blue and we did rescue breathing for 2-3 mins until, luckily, a paramedic that was in the building got there to help out. Scariest/realist thing I have ever seen...
He ended up fine and will graduate next Monday.
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Post by wingtol on Jun 6, 2007 6:29:10 GMT -6
Wow can't imagine some of the situations listed above. I have had two major scares in coaching. We were having a spring workout and the kids were running a lap to warm up when one went down. We figured he was just out of shape, he was a lineman, got real nervous when the kids all started yelling for us. He actually had a stroke, needed to be taken by ambulance luckly we were about 3 blocks from a hospital. He made it but has some major developemntal issues. He was a NHS member and now struggles to rember his address sometimes. He had to leave the school, private, and goto a school where he could get the services he needed. He came back and did all of our practice films and traveled with us. When he was honored with the rest of his class at the banquet it was quite a scene. His parents were so greatful for all we did for him after his stroke. They even told us the Drs said it was lucky he had it while at the work out since if he hadnt gotten the attention he did right away he prob wouldnt have made it.
Last year we had an opposing player go in for a tackle with his head down and he was down and boarded to be taken off the field. Was a real scarry moment to see that play out in front of you. The opposing HC is a great friend of mine and I coached with him for 10 years so there was alot of emotion between the staffs and teams as they were working on the kid. He made a full recovery thank God.
Some of these stories are a good way to start off the day and let you know how truly lucky you are sometimes. Said a prayer for all those involved in the above situations.
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Post by coachjim on Jun 7, 2007 4:59:51 GMT -6
Wow, crazy stuff. I've seen the video of the soccer game where the home video clip shows the kids playing soccer, then a flash, then after the flash, shows all the kids lying down on the field. I think a few near the goal posts were killed. Horrendous.
I remember in the early eighties, our team was so big we had an ambulance at the field every game. One game, we took out three quarterbacks, all resulted in actual trips to the hospital.
As a player then, we were actually proud of ourselves. I'm not sure if we were just animals or it was the coaching but we were pretty diehard. I look back though, now that I coach 8-10 year olds, in fact the very same team I played for twenty something years ago, and cringe at having that happen to either team, any player. It's terrible.
I think it was because we were just plain animals. Gotta be careful what you feed the animals.
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