[needle]

Do we think a death like this one could have happened at an unsettlingly large number of places, or were the decisions made by Kal trainers/staff/coaches a very tragic but rare exception to the norms for strength-and-conditioning drills within college football?

By bringing up the question, it's clear that I'm uncertain. I'm leaning towards the latter, though.

This year:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/colleg...-1.2548872

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The University at Buffalo says defensive end Solomon Jackson has died a week after experiencing a medical emergency during a team conditioning session.

Older article, from 2012:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-athl...uidelines/

(AP) The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football players have collapsed and died during conditioning workouts since 2000 - many on the first few days, when even the fittest players are often pushed too hard. 

[needle]

Do we think a death like this one could have happened at an unsettlingly large number of places, or were the decisions made by Kal trainers/staff/coaches a very tragic but rare exception to the norms for strength-and-conditioning drills within college football?

By bringing up the question, it's clear that I'm uncertain. I'm leaning towards the latter, though.

This year:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/colleg...-1.2548872

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The University at Buffalo says defensive end Solomon Jackson has died a week after experiencing a medical emergency during a team conditioning session.

Older article, from 2012:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-athl...uidelines/

(AP) The most dangerous time for amateur athletes may not be during the heat of the game or even in rigorous practices. A total of 21 college football players have collapsed and died during conditioning workouts since 2000 - many on the first few days, when even the fittest players are often pushed too hard.