A Dallas-area soccer trainer ordered his Rockwall-Heath Top College gamers to accomplish loads of pushups in a conditioning magnificence ahead of a number of have been hospitalized, in step with stories.
“As a dad or mum we ship our youngsters to college trusting that they’re going to be cared for on the easiest degree. That has been the case till this unlucky tournament,” the mum of 1 athlete advised Fox 4.
WFAA’s Matt Howerton shared a letter from the varsity district telling folks that head soccer trainer John Harrell were put on administrative go away amid an investigation. HuffPost couldn’t right away succeed in Harrell for remark.
A number of gamers required clinical consideration or hospitalization after the Jan. 6 coaching, the letter stated. Oldsters have been requested to observe their youngsters for sharp arm ache or darkish urine.
Brady Luff, a captain at the staff, stated he didn’t imagine Harrell used to be punishing the gamers. He stated numerous water used to be to be had and gamers have been loose to go away the exercise.
The trainer would “by no means make us do a exercise that used to be gonna put any people in danger,” Luff stated within the interview beneath.
