Five men’s basketball players at a Division III school in the suburbs of Chicago were hospitalized after a strenuous practice last week, causing the program to postpone at least two of its games.
Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Ill. also temporarily removed coach Steve Kollar following the workout, which took place on Dec. 31, according to the Chicago Tribune. In a letter sent to parents, school athletic director Pete Gnan said there was a “zero tolerance” policy for “harassment or retaliatory actions.”
The letter revealed that the “particularly high-intensity, collegiate-level circuit training” took place after the team played two games during a late December trip to California.