ASU hockey coach put on leave after player collapsed during workout
Summary
Arizona State University has put its hockey coach, Greg Powers, on paid leave after a player, Matthew Mayich, collapsed during a hot-weather workout and is now hospitalized. An assistant coach is temporarily running the team while the school plans to name an interim coach soon.Key Facts
- Matthew Mayich, a 21-year-old hockey player, collapsed on August 20 during a workout and remains hospitalized.
- The workout involved running with a medicine ball outside when temperatures were between 86 and 89 degrees.
- Mayich showed signs of struggling before collapsing and was initially responsive but later his condition got worse.
- ASU placed head coach Greg Powers on paid administrative leave but has not said how long the leave will last.
- Assistant coach Mike Corbett is currently in charge of the team.
- Mayich’s family wants more coaches involved in the workout to be put on leave for player safety.
- Several players said the workout was too long, lacked water breaks, and emergency equipment was missing.
- An outside consultant who helped run the workout, Tim Ziesel, called the "military-style" workout term false and defended the session.
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