[Lambert #1]

It his definitely tragic for the player and his family. But it is equally as tragic for the coaching staff and the young man's team-mates, they have also lost someone in this whole ordeal. It was an accident plain and simple. Nobody out there believes that this coach (whom I've never met) intentionally caused harm to anyone with the gasser drill that everyone in the state runs over the summer while getting their guys in shape to play ball. Parents, fans, administration all want great teams to cheer for but a team is not great unless they are in GREAT physical shape. Even if there are no other factors in the death the coach should not be punished anymore than he has punished himself. He will never be able to coach like he should because of the fear that this may happen to someone else. Coaching is a tough cruel profession and now all of the coaches across the state will be second guessing themselves whenever they start conditioning their players next year. It's hard to draw the line, sure the temp of 94 was legal, shoot a temp of 96 is legal if the humidity is within limits, it's just plain scary times for all players.