MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A school district official says seven McMinnville High School football players wound up at a hospital after experiencing muscle soreness during an “immersion” football camp.
McMinnville District Superintendent Maryalice Russell said Thursday that three students underwent minor surgery to relieve swelling from pressure in their arms while another four are being monitored.
Russell says Dr. Peter Van Patten saw the players at Willamette Valley Medical Center and diagnosed “compartment syndrome,” which causes soreness and swelling.
New football coach Jeff Kearin has been running what he calls a “total immersion” football camp this week that involves team members staying on campus and attending three daily practices. Russell says the camp opened Sunday with exercises designed to develop the triceps muscle on the back of the arm.
