Letter: Easy going not the cure

Ron@lasvegassun.com

Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 | 9:59 a.m.

Regarding Ron Kantowski's column on players getting an easy out due to the heatstroke deaths ("Players now have out from sprints," Aug. 8):

I went through the same thing in the late '60s (with vigorous wind sprints) and things haven't changed much over the last 35 years. Unfortunately these things (deaths) happen, and as sad as it is, it's not going to change. Oh, maybe for a couple of months, but trust me, next year it will be business as usual.

Until such time as these players are put through a complete physical and stress program, the tragedies will continue to happen. No matter how easy you make practice, there will always be those players with an underlying condition that a physical exam doesn't uncover, or the athlete who thinks that he's too tough to admit that he has reached his limit.

-- D.J. LYNCH

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