By Monte Bovill

Topic: Adolescent Health

Joe and Taiye Oguns want young athletes to get heart checks after their son died suddenly.

Josh was a great kid, very kind and respectful, and always smiling.

He loved sports, especially soccer.

His mom said he trained hard and was very committed to his sports.

Josh played many sports, including soccer, touch football, and basketball.

Josh had a heart problem and died during a basketball game.

It was a normal Saturday, but it ended in tragedy.

Josh played soccer, then had a heart attack during basketball.

He died 13 days later at just 14 years old.

His mom misses him a lot.

Josh was a happy and helpful boy.

Not having him is difficult, but they take it one day at a time.

Josh loved soccer.

Get your heart checked

Doctors found Josh had a heart problem that nobody knew about.

There were no signs of a heart problem.

No young person should die playing sports.

Josh's parents started a charity to help young athletes.

They want to help other families so they don't feel the same pain.

The charity is called Josh4Hearts Foundation.

They want to raise awareness and help families.

Josh loved sports.

The charity wants young athletes to get heart checks.

They also want to help teams respond to heart emergencies.

Every second counts in a heart emergency.

Big plan

Many young athletes have hidden heart problems.

Pro teams check for heart problems, but amateur teams don't.

This is a big plan for Australia.

One in 300 young athletes has a hidden heart problem.

It's rare, but they need to be careful.

If someone collapses, assume it's a heart problem.

Teams should learn basic life support.

There have been famous cases of heart problems in sports.

They want amateur athletes to have the same support as pros.

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