DURHAM — On Saturday, September 29, Coach Sean McDonnell, his
staff, and the UNH Wildcats joined over 10,200 other coaches in
the country to participate in Coach to Cure
(www.coachtocuremd.org), a partnership between the American
Football Coaches Association and Parent Project Muscular
Dystrophy, to raise funds and awareness of Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder of children.
On Saturday, coaches from all over America wore armbands to
encourage others to learn more about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
and to donate money toward finding a cure. One reason the
American Football Coaches Association was drawn to Coach To Cure
MD was because of the unique parallels between Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy, a disorder which robs young men and boys of precious
muscle strength and college football, a game where young men are
at the peak of their muscle strength. Duchenne is the most
common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during early childhood.
A progressive muscle disorder that causes loss o