Wanna know something pretty interesting?
most injuries dont even occur during the actual game....your kid is more likely to "strike out" and "break a leg" during practice alone! 62% more likely if you wanna hear the numbers. coaches are overworking and physically draining our pint-sized winners to the point of illness in many cases. dehydration and exhaustion are common complaints that if you hear, you better not ignore. in 2006, a 15-year old high school football player at Atlanta's Rockdale County High School was lifting weights indoors, performing a few drills, and running on the field. sounds like some pretty regular routine procedures right? well he died. at the time, Georgia's summer weather had occassionally exceeded 105F and was sufficatingly hot on most days . i know because i live there =) immediately following collapsel, he was admitted to the county hospital and then transferred to Children's Health Care of Atlanta,
WHERE HE DIED.
1 more thing, of heat stroke. i found that on cbs news by the way (search it!)
info please
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Sports give kids an opportunity that they didn't have before, self assurance, responsibility, and team work. Anyone who has ever played sports will tell you that it was a key factor in their lives and development. It's sad that certain conditions exist that allow for a young person to die in such a pointless way, but at the same time people need to understand that sports aren't going anywhere. There needs to be better monitoring and regulation on practices, practicing, and conditions. They also need to monitor people trying out for teams and make sure that they are qualified to play. Just keep in mind that, anyone can die at anytime, no matter what they are doing. I'm really glad that you wrote this, more people need to be aware of the stresses and situations that competitions can place on a young athlete.
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