This is not conducive for pigskin, as being out on a field is necessary.
I recently study a news story that hurt my heart. A pigskin coach allowed her players to practice outside in the heat and humidity in the middle of the summer time in the southeastern region of the country. If you have never experienced a summer time 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 and practicing. The pigskin coach had her players practicing in the middle of the day when the sun was beating down with extreme heat. She let the pigskin players get water breaks when they needed it, however water was not enough to beat the extreme heat and humidity. One of the players unfortunately passed away from heat stroke. She was only sixteen years old. The player was showing signs of heat stroke, however the coach brushed it off as him being in need of a water break. The coach was fired because the pigskin player’s death was prevetnable. The school board met and 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 pigskin, 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 air conditioning can keep players cool while they are running around and tackling each other. It is pressing that all activitys coaches keep heat related illnesses in mind so they do not push their athletes to the point of no return.