{"id":6602,"date":"2024-09-11T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:43:03","slug":"athlete-deaths-spark-concerns-for-high-school-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/09\/11\/athlete-deaths-spark-concerns-for-high-school-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete deaths spark concerns for high school players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 After multiple incidents of football players dying during practice or games, it’s leaving some to wonder if there is anything that can be done to ensure players’ safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the weekend, a high school football player in Florida collapsed and later died. In August, a player at New Brockton high school also collapsed and later died during practice<\/a>. Just one week later, a player in Selma passed away from a head injury after being tackled during a game<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Robert Mathner, a professor at Troy University, has experience in the world of sports. When he heard about the two local football players’ deaths, he thought about their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Your thoughts and prayers go out to the families and communities these players were involved with,” Mathner said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a former athletics director, Mathner says the next step was to look for any preexisting problems or risks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAMPUS NEWS: <\/strong>TUPD receives $150,000 to increase campus safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Was there anything that could have been done to prevent those types of injuries and\/or deaths,” Mathner explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathner thinks situations like these gives schools across America the opportunity to enhance their players’ protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We should be going over our risk management plans on a regular basis and making sure we’re utilizing best practices, in the industry, to minimize those opportunities where students can get injured.” Mathner told TrojanVision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the collegiate level, Mathner says colleges and universities have the money and resources to minimize the risk of players getting seriously injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At all divisions, you have, probably, a few more resources, monetarily, to screen student athletes so that they would be looked at a little more closely,” Mathner said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Mathner believes there are things that can be done to protect student athletes, he wants people to know that there is not a way to completely eliminate the risks of playing any sport, not just football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a report made by NPR, there were seven high school football player deaths in August<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 After multiple incidents of football players dying during practice or games, it’s leaving some to wonder if there is anything that can be done to ensure players’ safety.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, a high school football player in Florida collapsed and later died. In August, a player at New Brockton high school…<\/p>\n

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