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Post by sader1970 on Jul 25, 2018 6:32:22 GMT -5
Though this may have very little to do with contact:
ORONO, Maine (AP) -- A University of Maine football player has collapsed and died during a preseason workout on campus.
University officials say 18-year-old Darius Minor, a political science major from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed Tuesday afternoon. Training staff and first responders were unable to resuscitate him.
Minor was in the third week of UMaine's Freshman Workout. Officials say he was one of 17 first-year student-athletes participating when he collapsed about 15 minutes into a supervised light workout.
Interim athletics director James Settele says the campus is "devastated by this terrible incident." He says the campus community extends its deepest condolences to Minor's family.
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Post by hchoops on Jul 25, 2018 6:36:47 GMT -5
Are workouts legal in July ?
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Post by gks on Jul 25, 2018 7:45:55 GMT -5
Terrible news but this sounds like much more than football being dangerous.
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Post by rickii on Jul 25, 2018 9:10:28 GMT -5
Are workouts legal in July ? Yes....I believe as long as coaches are absent and workouts often run by team captains.
That said, I think a S&C coach and perhaps team trainers are permitted to attend.
Kids are often on campus taking a course to lighten their load during Fall semester.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jul 25, 2018 11:27:35 GMT -5
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