Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2007 6:14:12 GMT -6
Bigfork, a small town in Montana reports that a player collapsed last Monday during conditioning drills and a week later (yesterday) died. He'd been in a coma most the week.
It's kind of an awkward story. Apparently the kid was practicing even though he hadn't had a physical yet. According to the story, kids without physicals were allowed to practice but warned not to do so. But other sources say that the coaches thought he'd had one, confusing his name with someone else.
Montana is in the middle of wildfire season and apparently there was smoke in the area which may or may not have had a big contribution to the incident. So far they are also unsure if the routine sports physical would have diagnosed the condition.
The head coach is in his first year at the school. I think I recall reading that he's an older guy who'd sort of retired to Bigfork and took the coaching job without teaching.
Montana does have a coaches certification program which all coaches must go through. There are a series of 8 tests coaches have to take and pass with an 80% or higher. The certification is required every 3 years. Allowing players to practice without a physical is definitely a portion of that certification and I'm sure that will be addressed as well.
The whole situation is sad. Just passing on the friendly reminder about watching your kids and taking precautions. It's unknown whether this could have been prevented with a physical, but we have an obligation to take care of the kids. I've included the URL if you're interested.
www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2007/08/21/news/news02.txt
It's kind of an awkward story. Apparently the kid was practicing even though he hadn't had a physical yet. According to the story, kids without physicals were allowed to practice but warned not to do so. But other sources say that the coaches thought he'd had one, confusing his name with someone else.
Montana is in the middle of wildfire season and apparently there was smoke in the area which may or may not have had a big contribution to the incident. So far they are also unsure if the routine sports physical would have diagnosed the condition.
The head coach is in his first year at the school. I think I recall reading that he's an older guy who'd sort of retired to Bigfork and took the coaching job without teaching.
Montana does have a coaches certification program which all coaches must go through. There are a series of 8 tests coaches have to take and pass with an 80% or higher. The certification is required every 3 years. Allowing players to practice without a physical is definitely a portion of that certification and I'm sure that will be addressed as well.
The whole situation is sad. Just passing on the friendly reminder about watching your kids and taking precautions. It's unknown whether this could have been prevented with a physical, but we have an obligation to take care of the kids. I've included the URL if you're interested.
www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2007/08/21/news/news02.txt
