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Body Temperature
Temperature is vital for your body to function properly. Steps like getting plenty of water on hot day, to layering for warmth on
cold days will ensure you are healthy while playing sports.
Make sure your student athlete knows the dangers of temperature-related illnesses if they are playing sports outdoors.
Learn the symptoms and prevention methods for hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature), which include:
- Symptoms: Heat cramps, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, muscle aches, nausea and heat stroke
- Prevention: Avoid strenuous exertion, wear light, loose-fitting clothes, consume lightly salted foods and beverages and use air-conditioning and/or fans
Learn the symptoms and prevention methods for hypothermia (a severe decrease of body temperature), which include:
- Symptoms: Shivering, slow and clumsy movement, slow speech, impaired judgment, slowing of breathing and heart beat
- Prevention: Maintain a warm environment, wear several layers of clothing, eat warm foods and drink warm fluids, avoid alcoholic beverages, exercise regularly
Injury Prevention
Don't let injuries slow you down. These easy actions can help ward off pains.
Know how to prevent injuries, by:
- Doing warm up exercises, even before non-vigorous activities
- Using a regular stretching program
- Cooling down after high-energy sports
- Wearing properly fitting shoes
- Using the softest exercise surface available
- Accepting your body's limits
- Increasing your exercise level gradually
- Avoid playing through the pain as this is usually a warning sign that your child needs medical attention
- Encouraging athletes to wear proper equipment while participating in sports to avoid serious injuries like concussions, broken bones or ligament injuries
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