Player dies off season workouts

[Goodfellas]

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) -- A junior defensive back at Western Carolina, Ja'Quayvin Smalls, has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout.

Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker says Smalls collapsed Wednesday and was pronounced dead about 7:30 p.m. at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.

The school says he collapsed while running during an evening workout session. Observers said Smalls had complained of cramps at the beginning of sprint exercises and had been removed from the lineup to stretch.

The workout was the first for Smalls, who enrolled in Western Carolina's summer school. He had transferred from Georgia Military College, where he ranked second in tackles.
Athletic director Chip Smith says Smalls' death was especially tragic, since he was so young.

[cook]

Either this is happening more and more or maybe it was just never reported years ago. It seems like every year we have a couple of cases like this.I don`t remember ever hearing of this when I was a kid.

[BK]

It has happened ever since the beginning of football and will continue. But since the "pussification of America," you have heard about more and more. Some players come in out of shape or have and undiagnosed condition, etc., that causes them to die. The percentage of athletes that die like this very, very small. The Liberal media won't tell you this though.

[Goodfellas]

He will end up having some type of condition....

[The Thinker]

My guess is he was dehydrated. The humidity just got him and sucked the life out of him.

[BK]

My guess is he was dehydrated. The humidity just got him and sucked the life out of him.

I doubt that. The coaches would'nt let that happen. They monitor the shit out of that in college.

[Bigboi]

Jeez, what kind of workout was that?

[The Thinker]

I doubt that. The coaches would'nt let that happen. They monitor the shit out of that in college.

Sure, they try but nobody in infallible. There have multiple deaths over the years due to dehydration. Hell, some people need more water than others and conditioning is a factor. When I played ball the summer programs were not monitored as closely as when formal practices started.

[newgoal300]

weweren't monitored close untill we put on pads, we had one year kids puking everywhere due to heat and no one even blinked, of course this was 15yrs ago

[BK]

weweren't monitored close untill we put on pads, we had one year kids puking everywhere due to heat and no one even blinked, of course this was 15yrs ago

I understand that. Coaches are'nt allowed to be at "volunteer" practices, but staying hydrated is beat into the kids head and there are plenty of water bottles floating around courtesy of the trainers.
Considering the thousands of kids playing football at all levels, the number of heat related deaths is miniscule.
Hey if you ain't puking you ain't working hard enough..