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Good thing sounds like the staff did what they should have. Kids will always over heat.

 

Kids have to prepare their bodies for the football and the weather. They cant stay inside and play Xbox in the A/c all day and expect to handle the demands of football.

 

Coaches & Schools are better prepared to handle these situations.

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From the sounds of things, the coaches did everything "right" in this situation. Glad everything seems to have turned out okay. I'd hate to see what would have happened if things went terribly wrong again in Pleasure Ridge Park...

I thought that you couldn't use helmets on day1? I also thought that you had to take a heat index measurement evey 30 minutes?

I thought that you couldn't use helmets on day1? I also thought that you had to take a heat index measurement evey 30 minutes?

 

Was at the Spartans (NKYFL) practice last night and saw a few ice packs on necks and cherry red faces. From what I could tell, both the players and cheerleaders were being watch closely and taking numerous hydration breaks. Much different then when I played when we were told that water was a "reward" and that salt tablets were candy. Sometimes we received extra water after we ran the mile in full pads and helmet after practice.

I thought that you couldn't use helmets on day1? I also thought that you had to take a heat index measurement evey 30 minutes?

 

1 hour readings if under 99 and under HI, 30 minutes if over 100 HI reading.

 

Yes you can be in helmets on the first day. You can not start contact practices until your practice clock says you can. (which is a variable of when you start school and your first competition.)

 

http://khsaa.org/httpdocs/football/contactpractice.pdf

Was at the Spartans (NKYFL) practice last night and saw a few ice packs on necks and cherry red faces. From what I could tell, both the players and cheerleaders were being watch closely and taking numerous hydration breaks. Much different then when I played when we were told that water was a "reward" and that salt tablets were candy. Sometimes we received extra water after we ran the mile in full pads and helmet after practice.

 

That is still an issue with youth leagues in that they are not required to follow the heat guidelines. Many do, but not all.

Played golf in the heat yesterday, felt fine the first two hours or so but fatigue hit me hard at the end and I didn't even finish the last 3 holes of 18. Just not worth it, when your body starts telling you to take it easy it's usually pretty easy to recognize that you're not just fatigued but actually becoming ill from the heat and that is dangerous. Good job of the coaching staff to take these players health seriously.