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KLHJ2 · 01-27-2009, 02:25 PM

Man, if it is your time, then it is your time. Everyone that has ever played football has been threatened with running until they drop and/or been denied water to some extent. As soon as a parent signs the waiver and the child passes a physical, then the coach is in the clear. Football is a grueling sport and the hardest practices take place in the hottest part of the year. You can either take it or you can't.

When they are saying lack of urgency what are they referring to? How long it took for someone to call 911. Well, how long did it take? In this case lack of urgency is perspective. To one person he may have acted in a calm and timely fashion. To another he may not have appeared to be panicky enough and screaming for medical attention. He could have gotten the medical attention there as quickly as he could and the kid could have still died on the way to the hospital. I am not going to pass judgment on this guy without knowing all of the facts.

I honestly believe that this is a case where the parents are pissed that they lost their child, and rightfully so. I would be pissed if I lost my son on the practice field as well. On the other hand that was a risk that you accepted when you signed the permission slip for your son to play. I feel that this is a case of angry parents who do not want to accept some responsibility for what happened.

In the end if we find out that the coach never called 911 or he took in excess of 5 minutes to do so then I might side with the parents.

01-27-2009, 02:25 PM	#15
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 47 Posts: 5,829	Re: HS Player Collapses, Coach Faces Homicide Charges Man, if it is your time, then it is your time. Everyone that has ever played football has been threatened with running until they drop and/or been denied water to some extent. As soon as a parent signs the waiver and the child passes a physical, then the coach is in the clear. Football is a grueling sport and the hardest practices take place in the hottest part of the year. You can either take it or you can't. When they are saying lack of urgency what are they referring to? How long it took for someone to call 911. Well, how long did it take? In this case lack of urgency is perspective. To one person he may have acted in a calm and timely fashion. To another he may not have appeared to be panicky enough and screaming for medical attention. He could have gotten the medical attention there as quickly as he could and the kid could have still died on the way to the hospital. I am not going to pass judgment on this guy without knowing all of the facts. I honestly believe that this is a case where the parents are pissed that they lost their child, and rightfully so. I would be pissed if I lost my son on the practice field as well. On the other hand that was a risk that you accepted when you signed the permission slip for your son to play. I feel that this is a case of angry parents who do not want to accept some responsibility for what happened. In the end if we find out that the coach never called 911 or he took in excess of 5 minutes to do so then I might side with the parents.