Article: High school coaches cautious.

Byline: Barry Lewis

Aug. 10--In 23 years of coaching, East Central's Travis Hill has never had a major heat-related incident with a player. But the first two weeks of football practice every August scare him. "We're trained what to do and take all the precautions, but the heat can get hold of you quickly," Hill said. "You've got to use common sense and be careful." During the past month, the deaths of a high school football player in Kentucky and another in Georgia were attributed to the heat. Last August, Oklahoma City Douglass lineman Chris Stewart died after becoming overheated during the opening week of practice. And this week, a player from a Broken ...

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