[QUOTE]All Ryan Gillyard wanted this past Christmas was a rope ladder and a set of field cones. The 15-year-old freshman was determined to play Division I college football, and, despite the rigorous workouts he endured, he wanted to keep doing drills at home. On Saturday, the Upper Darby Township teenager, who had no known previous health problems, collapsed and died during the team's spring conditioning at its Cecil B. Moore Avenue practice field, shocking the closely knit school community. Jeffrey Gillyard said his son was jumping rope when he fell to the ground. An ambulance crew worked on him for about 25 minutes, including administering CPR, before rushing him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, family members said.[/QUOTE]
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I knew this kid...
That's pretty strange and horrible. Sorry for your loss OP.
The same thing happened to a girl running track at a nearby school a few years ago. Very sad..
Heart attack fears me too. The fact that it can happen to anyone at anytime scares the shit out of me.
Earlier this year a kid I knew at my school died of a heart attack. Two weeks later, a teacher I knew died of cancer. It's really sad. The kid was perfectly healthy, and nobody knew the teacher had cancer because of how well she handled it...
I lost a friend to a heart attack, his family had a history of 'em, his dad survived at least 4 before he died to one. It's so unfair that I lost my friend on the first one, he was barely an adult. I didn't appreciate him nearly as much as I should have, and I always regret that.
It's true what they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone, so appreciate it. If your friend wants to hang out, [U]do it[/U], you might not get another chance.
loosing a highschool friend is always hard and will always leave a hole, but at least he died doing what he loved. my school had a slew of tragic deaths, at least one a year during my time there but you go on.
it does beg the question though that are we letting these athletes destroy their bodies for better scores in HS sports, i mean like some of the stuff these guys ingest to bulk up have questionable long-term effects
HS in general though was like the most unhealthy time of my life though, almost no sleep, poor diet, and very little energy to actually move about, at least in college i have enough sleep and have to walk 3-4 miles a day to get around.
Somebody who went to my school before going to a different college died of a heart attack at the end of last year. She did have a preexisting condition but I think it was still quite a shock, she apparently died whilst she was working at her job too..
This happened at my secondary school way back when (08). A girl a couple of years below just dropped dead during P.E. while running to the sports field. Just collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. By the time paramedics arrived she was long gone and the atmosphere around the school was just so...bleak and hopeless for weeks. My thoughts are with OP and all at that school because the death of a child is always horrific.
I'm 19 and I have heart palpitations. Nope.
There was a girl in my class in 4th grade that died from a heart disease.
People were talking about it at school and I didn't really believe it at the time.
Nobody had really thought about death seriously, so it was very strange to have the teacher tell us that a classmate passed away.
I can't tell if rating this friendly is offensive or not.
a dude had a heart attack in class my senior year of high school, but he lived. His heart attack was drug induced I think...
It really freaks me out about reading about people under 20-30 having heart attacks. It's something most people would associate with bad health and old age.
If Im ever to go by natural causes, heart attack is the most likely way with my blood pressure being so high.
[QUOTE=Maegord;47559006]I can't tell if rating this friendly is offensive or not.[/QUOTE]
Oh man that joke hasn't been made before.
from my alma mater
i was crushed when I heard the news
I didn't even know the kid but my high school is such a brotherhood that when one passes, all of us seem to feel like we lost someone
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;47558705]Heart attack fears me too. The fact that it can happen to anyone at anytime scares the shit out of me.[/QUOTE]
This case is very curious. The victim must have had a congenital or undiagnosed heart condition. He seemed like he would be very healthy...
[QUOTE=notlabbet;47559020]a dude had a heart attack in class my senior year of high school, but he lived. His heart attack was drug induced I think...[/QUOTE]
Cocaine? A dumbass friend in my school brought a vaper and a kilo of coco and dissolved it in the container. Almost had a heart attack infront of me.
[QUOTE=Zakkin;47558950]I'm 19 and I have heart palpitations. Nope.[/QUOTE]
I've had heart palps since I was 13. I'm now 20. They're generally harmless unless you have an underlying condition. Just go to the doctors and they'll check you out. I think mine are caused from anxiety/stress half the time. Sometimes, I could go months or even a year or two without having them, and then sometimes I'll get them once a day or so.
Every now and then a football player drops dead at practice or working out, I don't know about other sports cause I don't follow them as closely. More often than not it's because of a congenital condition. There are heart problems that a simple physical won't find. It's rare enough though that it doesn't make financial sense to do a complete screening of everyone who wants to try out for football.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47559411]Every now and then a football player drops dead at practice or working out, I don't know about other sports cause I don't follow them as closely. More often than not it's because of a congenital condition. There are heart problems that a simple physical won't find. It's rare enough though that it doesn't make financial sense to do a complete screening of everyone who wants to try out for football.[/QUOTE]
The football players where I went to high school just seem to get some rare form of bone cancer.
[QUOTE=0x0000000C;47559219]Cocaine? A dumbass friend in my school brought a vaper and a kilo of coco and dissolved it in the container. Almost had a heart attack infront of me.[/QUOTE]
I... don't think you realise just how much a kilogram of cocaine is.
My cousin died of a heatstroke about 9 years ago during football practice. It's strange to hear about athletes dying while doing sports.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;47558705]Heart attack fears me too. The fact that it can happen to anyone at anytime scares the shit out of me.[/QUOTE]
it can happen when people are dehydrated or push themselves too hard. Durable and energetic as kids are they aren't immune to exhaustion and it can be tragic if they push themselves beyond their limits. If they have any sort of heart condition that isn't detected this can happen.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47559411]Every now and then a football player drops dead at practice or working out, I don't know about other sports cause I don't follow them as closely. More often than not it's because of a congenital condition. There are heart problems that a simple physical won't find. It's rare enough though that it doesn't make financial sense to do a complete screening of everyone who wants to try out for football.[/QUOTE]
Maybe this is just me, but high school sports are simply not worth the concussions, lasting injuries, and occasional deaths that come with them. It just seems like an unnecessary risk and a huge detraction for what people should actually be doing in high school: learning worthwhile skills and preparing for further education. Running down a field and catching a ball is not a worthwhile skill. Your odds of turning that into a job you get paid real money for are about as good as winning the lottery. High school sports suck money away from more valuable programs and get kids hurt. I'd just as soon do away with them altogether.
[QUOTE=Zakkin;47558950]I'm 19 and I have heart palpitations. Nope.[/QUOTE]
I feel ya. They've been getting worse recently too. When salary-day turns up I'm doing a full EKG. I ain't taking no risks.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;47559542]Maybe this is just me, but high school sports are simply not worth the concussions, lasting injuries, and occasional deaths that come with them. It just seems like an unnecessary risk and a huge detraction for what people should actually be doing in high school: learning worthwhile skills and preparing for further education. Running down a field and catching a ball is not a worthwhile skill. Your odds of turning that into a job you get paid real money for are about as good as winning the lottery. High school sports suck money away from more valuable programs and get kids hurt. I'd just as soon do away with them altogether.[/QUOTE]
I completely disagree. 1: The practices are not during class time. 2: There are PLENTY of great sports that have low injury rates. Like swimming, volleyball, etc.
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[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;47559542]Maybe this is just me, but high school sports are simply not worth the concussions, lasting injuries, and occasional deaths that come with them. It just seems like an unnecessary risk and a huge detraction for what people should actually be doing in high school: learning worthwhile skills and preparing for further education. Running down a field and catching a ball is not a worthwhile skill. Your odds of turning that into a job you get paid real money for are about as good as winning the lottery. High school sports suck money away from more valuable programs and get kids hurt. I'd just as soon do away with them altogether.[/QUOTE]
I think that having sports helps keep high risk students out of the streets and also helps put a focus on their grades because of the restrictions most states have about student athlete's grades. Plus, you help kids get exercise that they most likely will not do on their own. The sooner schools get rid of sports, the faster that youth programs will fill the void. The kind that cost money. Money that poor families generally don't have.
[QUOTE=Maegord;47559006]I can't tell if rating this friendly is offensive or not.[/QUOTE]
the "friendly" rating is often given out of compassion, like if you feel sorry for something.
Death so young is so painful since its not expected. just several days ago, I was in a car on a highway exit in the back seat when suddenly there was a loud screech followed by multiple bangs. It turned out some car was speeding and didnt stop when it reached the red light. from what I saw, it ripped the door off another car and crashed into the back of another truck (no back seat), crumpling it.
Its scary to think that if we were one car behind, I probably wouldnt be here posting this...
Sometimes I wonder what FPers may have died in reality, their accounts never accessed again here, without anyone noticing
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