Key result
A 14-year-old severely overweight football candidate was disqualified from participation due to poor aerobic fitness, exercise-induced bronchospasm, shoulder weakness, and dyslipoproteinemia.
Population
14-year-old male high school football candidate, severely overweight
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Case of disqualification for comorbidities in overweight adolescent; leaves open standardized eligibility guidelines for this population.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the challenge of managing and determining athletic eligibility for severely overweight adolescent athletes in the absence of established guidelines.
Ted A. Kaplan (1992) conducted a case report in Obesity (n=1). Obesity was evaluated on Athletic eligibility. A 14-year-old severely overweight football candidate was disqualified from participation due to poor aerobic fitness, exercise-induced bronchospasm, shoulder weakness, and dyslipoproteinemia.
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