Watching "The Weather Channel" a while ago - just to find out what's in store for our little corner of North Texas in the next few days, when I heard that HEAT RELATED FOOTBALL DEATHS have tripled in the last 15 years.
Now, I know a lot of coaches are sadistic, stupid, individuals -- but, awareness of heat related problems is now at an all time high. They SAY they now take more precautions. At the same time DEATHS HAVE INCREASED BY 300%.
That's another reason we MUST eliminate football practice in the hottest part of the year -- in addition to de-emphasizing football itself.
I say another because the long term effects of getting hit, or hitting other folks time after time are just becoming clear.
When I was in college, back in the 1950's, we would say football players were "punchy" -- we were right.
It's a terrible "sport", and has gotten worse over the years.
Sunday Night Futures
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Weekend:
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Practices* for April.
From CNBC: ...
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