High school coach faces criminal charges after player's death

this will an interesting story to follow, and the louisville paper does a better job in today's report:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090123/NEWS01/901230444/1008

you are right smallpotatoes, it does happen every year. but maybe in other cases, the coaches did everything possible to help the kid. was that the case with this kid?

after the school concluded they followed proper procedure, the soccer parents spoke up and refuted some of what the school said. that's what prompted a criminal investigation.

if indeed the coach denied players water and made them run until someone quit the team with the heat index at 94, the coach could be in trouble. there are specific Kentucky High School Athletic Association rules to follow with the heat index at 94 or lower, including allowing kids to drink as much water as the kids feel necessary. plus, ice packs are supposed to be readily available in case of a heat stroke.

and the parents were also not happy with the response time from when the kid collapsed and EMS was called. if the coach failed to provide assistance and denied water as the kid was having a heat stroke, that's what he did wrong, specifically.

water isn't a treat, doled out by coaches to players who are having good practices and not given to players who are having a bad practice or loafing it. water is a necessity. it need to be available to all players at any time.

 

Doesn't the state association require a certified trainer to be on hand for these workouts?

 

If this is based on heat index, high school football in August is done in many states.

Is the NFL still 98 degrees for the heat index?

I watched a NFL player complain about the heat once. Once.

 

Was it Korey Stringer?

 

http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1992/03/18/26dists.h11.html&destination=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1992/03/18/26dists.h11.html&levelId=2100

 

Undrafted FA who was cut, man, the next day I think.

 

i don't think it's based on heat index alone. it's based on what measure/precautions should be made when the heat index reaches a certain number. you can still practice when the heat index is 95-99 in Kentucky, but the KHSAA has regulations for teams to follow.

 

Do you remember Korey Stringer?

http://football.about.com/library/weekly/aa080101.htm

 

As always, the readers' comments section was interesting. One reader tried to blame the player because he was using creatine.

 

Oh yeah. This predated stringer by about 10 years.

 

I really wish the C-J would do away with the peanut gallery. I've not seen a worthwhile discussion in any reader comment section. Ever.

 

Right or wrong this could set a precedent that could change high school football forever.