Too Cold to Play?

[Anonymous]

DS has a game Saturday, currently the high for the day is 27 degrees, suppose to be at the field at 8 am.
You can see why I opened this thread...

[Anonymous]

My son’s team practiced the past two nights for over an hour. It was 19 at practice last night. They all survived.

[Anonymous]

The kids will be fine, it is the spectators who will be COLD. Your kids will be fine, promise.

None of them are going to be psychologically or physically damaged from a 60-90 minute outdoor soccer game in the cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids will be fine, it is the spectators who will be COLD. Your kids will be fine, promise.

None of them are going to be psychologically or physically damaged from a 60-90 minute outdoor soccer game in the cold.

If you watch any professional soccer leagues - they plan in all kinds of weather. There are so many technical fabrics these days that are light weight, wick moisture and keep you warm without the bulk. Invest in a some of these, then hats, gloves and the kids will be fine. We do make sure anyone on the bench has blankets and hand warmers. Having grown up in New England it was rare to have perfect weather - so you just learned to dress appropriately. If breathing in cold air is an issue - cloth masks or a buff works to help warm the air. Its rarely the kids that complain about playing in this weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS has a game Saturday, currently the high for the day is 27 degrees, suppose to be at the field at 8 am.
You can see why I opened this thread...

With a 27 deg high, at 8am it will be about 19 degrees (like this past Tuesday) and feels like will be around 15 degrees if you're lucky. Game should at minimum be moved to later in the day.

[Anonymous]

Wish there were. DC's team played four games over a tournament in which the temperature did not crack 15. That's right, 15.

[Anonymous]

I wonder what all the kids playing soccer in Norway would say about this conversation.

[Anonymous]

There is no bad weather, just bad clothing

[Anonymous]

Games usually do not have a threshold set though many clubs or coaches do have one for training. The kids playing should be fine. If they tend to get cold easily they can wear leggings or warmup pants and thermal undershirt and a beanie and gloves. Make sure they have warm coats and blankets for bench time.

Pity the referees if it is a high level or assessment game where they have to wear the official uniform and can't put pants on. Watched one do the full 90 with her legs glowing bright pink from the cold--felt so bad for her.

As someone who has played in those conditions and been a spectator, it is much harder on the parents sitting on the sideline than the players running around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what all the kids playing soccer in Norway would say about this conversation.

They play mostly indoors.

[Anonymous]

Cold isn't really a problem--ice can be, especially on turf fields which lose their 'bounce' a bit in the extremely cold conditions and if they have any water on them which turns to ice. I've seen kits come off with bleeding cuts from ice shards on turf fields.

[Anonymous]

I wish they would cancel when temperatures fall below freezing. Unfortunately, we are still practicing and playing in this weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish they would cancel when temperatures fall below freezing. Unfortunately, we are still practicing and playing in this weather.

You know you don’t have to take your kid. You are free to do what you feel is best.

[Anonymous]

This is the chart from US soccer. Black is a cancel. Red is considered a modification.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the chart from US soccer. Black is a cancel. Red is considered a modification.

Holy smokes. I'm a New Englander and thinking...this is cold! Thanks for posting.