However, keeping young athletes safe from heat related conditions is the priority
I recently study a news story that hurt our heart. A football coach allowed his players to practice outside in the heat & humidity in the middle of the Summer in the southeastern region of the country. If you have never experienced a Summer in the southeastern region of the country, it is best described as stepping into a sauna. Just being outside can cause profuse dripping with sweat, let alone running around & practicing. The football coach had his players practicing in the middle of the morning when the sun was beating down with serious heat. He let the football players get water breaks when they needed it, but water was not enough to beat the serious heat & humidity. One of the players unluckyly passed away from heat stroke. He was only sixteen years old. The player was showing signs of heat stroke, but the coach brushed it off as him being in need of a water break. The coach was fired because the football player’s death was prevetnable. The school board met & went over regulations for practicing in the summer. The school district decided that if it is over a particular temperature, that practice must be held inside. This is not conducive for football, as being out on a field is necessary. However, keeping young athletes safe from heat related conditions is the priority. Practing inside is not ideal, however the central a/c can keep players cool while they are running around & tackling each other. It is crucial that all sports coaches keep heat related illnesses in mind so they do not push their athletes to the point of no return.
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