Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for …
WEB7 hours ago · Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high school, had collapsed on the field during an August 2022 practice. At the time, the family says the heat index was 102 degrees (38.9 degrees Celsius) on the football field.
Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game ... - ABC News
WEB7 hours ago · Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high school, had collapsed on the field during an August 2022 practice. At the time, the ...
Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school ...
WEB7 hours ago · This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses. Football players are more vulnerable because they wear heavy equipment that traps heat and often have bigger bodies that produce more heat, especially offensive and defensive …
Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school ...
WEB21 hours ago · Here are some takeaways from AP’s reporting on high school football and the hazards of heat: Fifty-eight players have died from exertional heatstroke between 1992 and 2024, according to the ...
Hotter summers are making high school football fatal game
WEB4 hours ago · This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses. Phillip Laster Sr. holds a football in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27 ...
Hotter summers make high school football a fatal game - The Mercury News
WEB2 hours ago · The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in the late summer months of August and September of suffering heat-related illnesses due to ...
Florida high school football player dies after game, becoming …
WEBSep 7, 2024 · A beloved Florida high school football player died after he collapsed during a game Friday night, school officials say, bringing the number of recent known deaths among high school athletes to seven.
Deaths of several high school football players prompt calls for …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The recent deaths of at least five high school football players and a middle schooler during or soon after gridiron activities is renewing calls for greater safety precautions as a new...
Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during …
WEBSep 7, 2024 · PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said. Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night’s game at Liberty County High School.
Alabama high school football player dies of brain injury …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · A high school quarterback died after he was tackled and hit his head during a game in Alabama, officials said Monday, in the latest gridiron tragedy to befall a young player.