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High school athlete deaths prompt new heat policies
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Here is another thought that I pass to all readers or coaches. Curious to your responses. Has the recent surge in "Energy" drinks had any effect on bone development in our Youth? As a former teacher, I see too many of our youth using the drinks to "get through" the day. Comments on that idea would be greatly appreciated.
Once a coach, always a coach.
The problem this addresses is less about the sport than it is about proper education and training of coaches, players, parents, and trainers. Because each of them aren't properly educated on hydration someone has had to step in and restrict practicing.
At any age all football coaches should have a hydration plan, should make the players and parents aware of it, and monitor it.
Read up on what those energy drinks are and you will find that many schools would like to get them out of their veding machines. Parents should be taught that the best thing for dehydration is pure and simple water.
Recently at the College World Series when the tempertures were in the high 90s and the heat index over 100 there were over 80 people who had to be serviced by the EMTs because of heat exhaustion. The problem was that they spent hours waiting to get in and then took to their seats. Many of them had been drinking alcohol before they came in. They then sat for two hours in the hot sun until the game started. Their night was ruined because they got sick because of loss of water.
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Bottom line is that coaches need to make sure their athletes are drinking at regular 15-20 minutes and make sure that all athletes are drinking whether they claim they are thirsty or not. Also, many programs are using outdoor spray and when athletes drink they should remove their helmets and go through the spray so their body can be completely tooled. Probably the best schedule would to be to start the morning practice before 8 PM and perhaps start the evening practice as late as 7-8 PM if field lights were available thus avoiding the heat of the day.
I think these things are easily doable and do not have to interfere with the physical, emotional and mental demands of two-a-days, much of which is positive for the players to learn football skills, their program's terminology as well as getting appropriately physically, emotionally, and mentally challenged.