Eisenhower football player dies

Two a days should only be allowed if the players are not wearing pads. We did two a days for soccer and it was hell -- I can't imagine doing that much practice wearing all those pads especially the helmet.

 

My son practiced with them over the summer and the coaching staff was very heat conscious, only allowing them to practice early mornings and late evenings.

 

You can't pin this on the coaches. It's the guardian's responsibility to make sure the kids are properly cared for, especially something basic like hydration.

 

maybe this is a dumb question, but curious (maybe imma can chime in) - are teachers considered the legal guardians when the parents are not present?

 

Of course you pin this on the coaches. They are in control of the length and conditions of the practices that resulted in the death of this person. A parent depends on responsible coaches and teachers to take the weather and hydration needs into consideration when their child is in their care.

 

Rick Perry's fault. His rain dance prayer meeting at the football stadium did not work and instead angered God even more. Now a young man has died because of Rick Perry.

 

I played at Eisenhower in the mid to late 80s. The coaches were much tougher as far as water goes back then. We would have our water breaks reduced in number and shortened in time if the coaches were not happy with our practice.

Nowadays, there is a HUGE emphasis on hydration, especially for sports, and especially at a large school district like Aldine.

I'm not saying it wasn't the fault of someone on the coaching or training staff, but with all the focus on it nowadays, I just don't see it.

Of course, it doesn't matter much, a young man passed away, and that is more horrible for his family than anyone can describe.

 

Maybe I'm just really stupid, but are you honestly blaming this on his parents?

Like if his mom made sure he drank a bunch of water before she entrusted his well-being to coaches who then ran him too hard in 100+ degree Texas weather, everything would have been ok?

That can't possibly be what you're saying, because that would be mind-numbingly ignorant.

Parents send their children to school with the general understanding that they'll be alive at the end of the day.

When that scenario doesn't come to pass, attention will (and should) be focused on the people in charge of the student.

In this case, it was the coaches, and this boy's death should weigh heavy on their conscience.

 

^ you're also jumping to conclusions, too, though. All that is know. Is that a kid fainted at practice and then died two days later. There is no further info yet.

 

LOL, someone didn't play high school football. I can't imagine what would happen if Mommy came down on the practice field and demanded a water break for little Timmy. Hell, I can't imagine having Mommy and/or Daddy watching practice much less interjecting on behalf of one of the players. That kid would have to switch schools.

It's horrible that it happened but sometimes horrible things happen. While it is very likely it is heat related, you never know. If the coaches were being hydration conscience then what else could they do? I'm sure the coaches feel freaking terrible and wish they had done more.

 

That's true, and if it turns out that he had a preexisting condition that the parents knew about, I would agree it was their fault for letting him play football.

But insisting that parents are responsible for what happens when their children are in the care of the state seemed ridiculous to me.

If the bus driver wrecked and killed a bunch of kids, you wouldn't say it was the parents' fault because they didn't assume the responsibility of transporting their children.

If a kid choked on the school lunch, you wouldn't call up the mother and ask why she wasn't responsible enough to pack a lunch of soft foods that couldn't be choked on.