Respecting The Heat In High School Sports

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Respecting The Heat In High School Sports

Growing concern over sports practices in extreme heat is changing the look of high school team workouts this summer and fall. Kojo explores new rules on when student athletes can wear full padding and when they need an ice bath to cool down.

Growing concern over heat-related illness on the playing field is prompting a new focus on keeping student athletes safe. Around the region, coaches and athletic trainers are following new guidelines that phase in practices and limit the amount of gear players can wear in the early days of the season. As athletes start fall workouts this weekend, Kojo explores how to keep high school players from overheating.

Guests

Jon Almquist

Administrator, Fairfax County Public Schools Athletic Training Program

Ned Sparks

Executive Director, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Related Links

NFHS Guide to Heat Acclimatization and Heat IIlness Prevention
National Athletic Trainers' Association Preseason Heat Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics

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