A subject that is quite close to my heart at the moment.
Several years ago a colleague’s son collapsed and passed away during a football training session. She has since raised money for CRY and raised funds for screening sessions to take place at a local school.
My eldest son attended one last year and had an abnormality that was put down to him having an ‘immature heart’. We were told to wait a year and get him re-tested.
He was tested about 6 weeks ago and he still has an abnormal heart trace. Apparently his trace can be associated with athletes but it needs checking out.
We have just had the appointment date for a repeat echo and subsequent sports tolerance test.
He races at a high standard (is on the BC youth ‘academy’) so the suggestion that it may be down to his fitness level is slightly reassuring.
I think there needs to be more awareness of the risk and more funding for screening. I am surprised that more governing bodies do not fund testing for youth athletes.