Saw this on facebook and do wonder why do let our kids play during the hottest time of the year
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So, how hot is too hot? I'm really bummed right now. Last game (make-up) of regular season tonight. Game time temp 97 degrees on grass. I call for water breaks midway through each half. And we took a ten minute halftime instead of 5 min. Just before the second water break, while setting up an IDK (pass back to keeper) I hear "Ref, Ref, player down". I look up field and a player was convulsing (heat stroke?). Luckily, the coach on the other team was an EMT. But 30 minutes later when the ambulance took him away, he was still unresponsive. We just called the game at that point. No one really wanted to play anymore. Sunday, we did a U-19 game on turf in 97 degrees, in hot, sticky, DC. It was close to unbearable. After seeing that kid tonight, it is like, why are we doing this to the kids? Should we jeopardize their health so we can have bragging rights about how great our kids play? I'm second guessing my decision to do Super Y this summer. After tonight, I'm really thinking about taking the summer off.
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So, how hot is too hot? I'm really bummed right now. Last game (make-up) of regular season tonight. Game time temp 97 degrees on grass. I call for water breaks midway through each half. And we took a ten minute halftime instead of 5 min. Just before the second water break, while setting up an IDK (pass back to keeper) I hear "Ref, Ref, player down". I look up field and a player was convulsing (heat stroke?). Luckily, the coach on the other team was an EMT. But 30 minutes later when the ambulance took him away, he was still unresponsive. We just called the game at that point. No one really wanted to play anymore. Sunday, we did a U-19 game on turf in 97 degrees, in hot, sticky, DC. It was close to unbearable. After seeing that kid tonight, it is like, why are we doing this to the kids? Should we jeopardize their health so we can have bragging rights about how great our kids play? I'm second guessing my decision to do Super Y this summer. After tonight, I'm really thinking about taking the summer off.
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