This happened earlier in the summer, but is getting a lot of play now.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtop.co...ght-thing/amp/
Hope all our coaches always keep a close eye on our players and act to prevent something like this happening.
This happened earlier in the summer, but is getting a lot of play now.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtop.co...ght-thing/amp/
Hope all our coaches always keep a close eye on our players and act to prevent something like this happening.
Here is the original ESPN story:
"The Inside story of a toxic culture at Maryland football"
http://www.espn.com/college-football...oach-dj-durkin
A report on TV this morning about the Terrapin player who died said the temperature was in the low 80s when he collapsed. Makes me wonder if he had an undiagnosed health problem that the work out triggered. Regardless, it's a terrible deal for sure. The coaching situation sounds pretty bad.
With all kindness toward the family of the player who lost his life, I do feel like some of this is similar to the #MeToo movement with the modern current press/news atmosphere being 'How can we smear someone to create news?'
It's a little risky to say 'look over there and see what happened to them' when some of this stuff could easily happen over here. Sadly, players pass but the press paints it as though they should 'always be in bubble wrap' and never endure any exertion.
I was just thinking the same thing. A lot of that stuff I just read in that ESPN article was just football stuff. Heck, we all had high school and Jr High coaches that yelled at us. That doesn't necessarily make the environment "toxic" (a favorite, and much over-used word of the "snowflakes" nowadays).
That ESPN article is a stark reminder of how lucky LA Tech and former head football coach Sonny Dykes were back in 2012 when Tech RB Tyrone Duplessis died of a heart attack at his off-campus apartment instead of on a LA Tech practice field or during a game. Deaths to young players like this are a terrible tragedy. But unfortunately they happen on occasion, and it doesn't necessarily mean the athletic program is "toxic". Like Tyrone's case, it may simply be that the player has an undiagnosed heart or health problem. There's not always a "villain".
https://www.nola.com/sports/index.ss...e_of_tyro.html
https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/tyr...eath/172674117
If TD had passed away at practice it would have been such a different event. As terrible as that was, it's crazy to think how much worse it would have been if it had happened during practice. Even if the coaches did everything right, you would wonder if you could have done something differently.
It sounds like this situation is made worse by the coaches and trainers reaction.
My husband is a Maryland fan, so he has been following this all summer. There are 25 player parents set to meet with the administration in the coach's behalf. It sounds like there is a lot of "fake news" going around and the reports may be doctored just a little bit. If it was that bad, all the players would hate the coach- it doesn't sound like that is the case. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. Whatever happens, it will be a very long year for Maryland.
It appears it was simply heatstroke. And an S&C coach who was a throwback who didn't know what he was doing.
http://www.espn.com/college-football...e-team-workout
The S&C is out. Head coach is still on paid leave. Hard to say if the HC and AD will make it. It is going to be expensive to settle with his family.
My settlement for the loss of my son has no price, it would be for them to name the stadium after him so they would never make such a horrible mistake again.