I don’t understand this mentality

[Anonymous]

I saw a bunch of kids at Lewinsville park in McLean taking private soccer lessons at 11am this morning. They seemed to be fine to me.

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Anonymous wrote:It can be annoying for sure, but often is a result of limited field availability.

We live in AZ and my kids have played baseball & softball in 110 degree summer temps. Often in the midday sun. Believe it or not, kids do fine (with some precautions in terms of dugout shade and hydration). The parents have a harder time with it.

My DS is a rising freshman and has summer football conditioning (outside) in 110 degree temps as well. He is fine. I definitely would not be.

I’m also in AZ. The varsity football team had multiple games today. It’s 103.

Thankfully my kid is JV. They played last Tuesday and it was 102 when the games started at 6:30.

OP your kid will live.

I have never seen a varsity football team play multiple games on a single day regardless of weather. This seems really suspect.

7v7.

You have a varsity 7v7 team? Or they played some scrimmages without pads?

No pads in summer. They have a heat acclimatization period in the “fall”-August when the season starts. It’s a 6 day process starting with just helmets then adding pads over a week. It’s still 100+

OK so it works like most places. What you wrote would be child abuse, but it sounds like that was a lie. 7v7 scrimmages without pads or helmets as part of practice are entirely different from games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS had a 10 hour long track meet yesterday and it was easily 100 on the track. At least in between events he was able to rest in the screened in tent with a fan, cooling towels, etc. It was not the most fun we've ever had, but if they didn't run in 90+ there would be almost no summer meets. JO's are in Houston the last week of July, I am preparing for a swamp-like feel for a week.

It’s absurd that Junior Olympics are in Houston. Hello, heat stroke!

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Anonymous wrote:DS had a 10 hour long track meet yesterday and it was easily 100 on the track. At least in between events he was able to rest in the screened in tent with a fan, cooling towels, etc. It was not the most fun we've ever had, but if they didn't run in 90+ there would be almost no summer meets. JO's are in Houston the last week of July, I am preparing for a swamp-like feel for a week.

It’s absurd that Junior Olympics are in Houston. Hello, heat stroke!

having track JOs in the summer in Houston is nuts. What on earth explains this? Why not Minneapolis?

Also Arlington is not allowing outdoor partner programing at their rec fields tomorrow after 11am due to the extreme heat. Hopefully other counties are doing something similar.

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We have heat and exercise-induced asthma, so no athletic activity in warm weather is happening for this family. My kids are 20 and 15 and I never signed them up for outdoor camps in the summer in this area, or school tryouts. They did not participate in school sports, but did gym, ballet, swimming, or horse back riding (not in the summer).

I still don't quite understand how some human beings can be so inured to high temps, but apparently there is a wide range of human resilience and stamina when it comes to heat!

[Anonymous]

I never understood warming up, especially for kids. Do adults have to warm up for an hour before going on a daily jog or run? Of course not. It's pointless. Seems like something only done because "it's always been done."

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Anonymous wrote:DS had a 10 hour long track meet yesterday and it was easily 100 on the track. At least in between events he was able to rest in the screened in tent with a fan, cooling towels, etc. It was not the most fun we've ever had, but if they didn't run in 90+ there would be almost no summer meets. JO's are in Houston the last week of July, I am preparing for a swamp-like feel for a week.

It’s absurd that Junior Olympics are in Houston. Hello, heat stroke!

having track JOs in the summer in Houston is nuts. What on earth explains this? Why not Minneapolis?

Also Arlington is not allowing outdoor partner programing at their rec fields tomorrow after 11am due to the extreme heat. Hopefully other counties are doing something similar.

Its Arlington. Where sue happy lawyers are every other house. I’d expect nothing less for Arlington’s snowflakes.

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Anonymous wrote:DS had a 10 hour long track meet yesterday and it was easily 100 on the track. At least in between events he was able to rest in the screened in tent with a fan, cooling towels, etc. It was not the most fun we've ever had, but if they didn't run in 90+ there would be almost no summer meets. JO's are in Houston the last week of July, I am preparing for a swamp-like feel for a week.

It’s absurd that Junior Olympics are in Houston. Hello, heat stroke!

having track JOs in the summer in Houston is nuts. What on earth explains this? Why not Minneapolis?

Also Arlington is not allowing outdoor partner programing at their rec fields tomorrow after 11am due to the extreme heat. Hopefully other counties are doing something similar.

PP - I agree!!I go back and forth on even going. Regionals are this weekend, but we expect him to qualify. It's his first year in outdoor track and I really want to support him to go, but seriously, WHY HOUSTON?! I went back and looked at the previous hosts and it looks like they have it there every 4-5 years. Hoping then this is the only rotation for us!

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Anonymous wrote:DS had a 10 hour long track meet yesterday and it was easily 100 on the track. At least in between events he was able to rest in the screened in tent with a fan, cooling towels, etc. It was not the most fun we've ever had, but if they didn't run in 90+ there would be almost no summer meets. JO's are in Houston the last week of July, I am preparing for a swamp-like feel for a week.

It’s absurd that Junior Olympics are in Houston. Hello, heat stroke!

having track JOs in the summer in Houston is nuts. What on earth explains this? Why not Minneapolis?

Also Arlington is not allowing outdoor partner programing at their rec fields tomorrow after 11am due to the extreme heat. Hopefully other counties are doing something similar.

Its Arlington. Where sue happy lawyers are every other house. I’d expect nothing less for Arlington’s snowflakes.

Well same story for Fairfax. Honestly its just out of control hot and not safe. This isnt political.

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Anonymous wrote:I never understood warming up, especially for kids. Do adults have to warm up for an hour before going on a daily jog or run? Of course not. It's pointless. Seems like something only done because "it's always been done."

Warming up throwing and pitching are absolutely necessary for baseball and softball. More than you think to prevent injuries.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the mentality of complaining about it. Participate or don't. My kids hate the heat. They are also super fair. They were always at indoor camps in the summer. They never even tried sports that play peak of summer outdoors. These are all things in your control.

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Anonymous wrote:I never understood warming up, especially for kids. Do adults have to warm up for an hour before going on a daily jog or run? Of course not. It's pointless. Seems like something only done because "it's always been done."

Warming up throwing and pitching are absolutely necessary for baseball and softball. More than you think to prevent injuries.

Also the hour before game time means there are few excuses for showing up at the game late and with no warm up.

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Anonymous wrote:So you’d prefer all summer sports be shut down because you and your kid don’t like the heat? Some people are fine with the heat and want to play. You don’t have to participate

My kid was supposed to practice and play on FCPS fields in the evenings this week. Not very heat sensitive at all and we know how to keep her cool. FCPS shut down all fields until 9 pm, which canceled everything. She was not happy.

I don't like when people aren't allowed to chose to play.

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Indoor sports. No mosquitoes, controlled temperature, water fountains. The outdoors has been sooo overrated ever since the indoors was invented.

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Anonymous wrote:I did it. It’s fine. And I’m tougher than you as a result.

You actually believe that! Pitiful fool. If only you could see clearly lol.