How to get kids used to playing in the heat?

[Anonymous]

I don't know whether this is a troll post or not. My kid is 11 and has been playing in full day outdoor summer camps for the last 3 summers. That is the most "training" we have done and will do. Lots of water and electrolytes tabs, cooling towels, etc. We expect performance to dip based on the weather and heat from their ideal conditions of 65 degrees with a slight drizzle.

My kids hands get dangerously cold quickly. While we still train outside during the winter, modern technology allows us to layer up gloves and use hand warmers to mitigate this. I would not specifically train for my kid to overcome this at this age and I don't think there are any issues other than dealing with it.

If there are any specific issues, talk to a pediatrician. Otherwise, let them play in heat safely and over the years, they will adapt to it.

[Anonymous]

Total troll post - OP responses show continuous effort to trigger the heatstroke crowd

[Anonymous]

OP - I AM WITH YOU.

Nothing says I CARE more than a parent asking strangers on the Internet how to make your 9 year old DD play the game she tells you she loves, despite adverse weather conditions, hunger, thirst, or even injury. I mean, 2-3 months without high-level, pre-D-1 academy soccer would set back her development. Nonsense.

Start with hydration and lots of A/C and wet towels in the car that she can come back to during breaks, but you need to rely on mental training more than the physical. Delaying gratification, fear-based logic, or comparisons with peers. These all work their magic in mysterious ways.

You mentioned in a previous post she's worried about getting cut. Tell her she'll get cut if she can't play as well with in the 100 degree as she does at 70 degrees, when she's killing it on the pitch. That will motivate her to play THROUGH the pain.

Of course, you love her, so you don't want her to actually get hurt- so continue hydrating. Gatorade or anything with electrolytes is key. The wilting, the heavy feet you described, that's all in her head, imaginary. You can train her to push through.

You mentioned you hated the heat until you lived in a subtropical climate. Now you hate the cold. Why can't a 9 year old acclimate like an adult does? She will, if you push her buttons the right way.

Don't listen to the loser strangers here unwilling to push their own DDs as if they're on a Japanese game show or in a cram school.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Let her take breaks in the car with the A/C on full blast. But reduce those breaks over time and next thing you know, she'll be ready for Parris. when she's 18 (or a D-1 program anywhere east of the Mississippi)!

Good luck OP. YOU CAN DO IT (Waterboy)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tournament this weekend has been hot! How do you get your kids used to playing in the heat? How hard do you push when kids are young? DD is only 9. Good player but melts in the heat. Doesn’t move her feet, stands still, can’t run a ton I don’t know how hard I should be pushing her to just push through.

Bro, she’s 9…she could be the best player in the state right now and it wouldn’t matter until she’s a teenager. I feel like I have to say this - you shouldn’t be pushing her to just push through

[Anonymous]

Super Y builds character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - I AM WITH YOU.

Nothing says I CARE more than a parent asking strangers on the Internet how to make your 9 year old DD play the game she tells you she loves, despite adverse weather conditions, hunger, thirst, or even injury. I mean, 2-3 months without high-level, pre-D-1 academy soccer would set back her development. Nonsense.

Start with hydration and lots of A/C and wet towels in the car that she can come back to during breaks, but you need to rely on mental training more than the physical. Delaying gratification, fear-based logic, or comparisons with peers. These all work their magic in mysterious ways.

You mentioned in a previous post she's worried about getting cut. Tell her she'll get cut if she can't play as well with in the 100 degree as she does at 70 degrees, when she's killing it on the pitch. That will motivate her to play THROUGH the pain.

Of course, you love her, so you don't want her to actually get hurt- so continue hydrating. Gatorade or anything with electrolytes is key. The wilting, the heavy feet you described, that's all in her head, imaginary. You can train her to push through.

You mentioned you hated the heat until you lived in a subtropical climate. Now you hate the cold. Why can't a 9 year old acclimate like an adult does? She will, if you push her buttons the right way.

Don't listen to the loser strangers here unwilling to push their own DDs as if they're on a Japanese game show or in a cram school.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Let her take breaks in the car with the A/C on full blast. But reduce those breaks over time and next thing you know, she'll be ready for Parris. when she's 18 (or a D-1 program anywhere east of the Mississippi)!

Good luck OP. YOU CAN DO IT (Waterboy)

Sooo… all this to say to just drink more water?

[Anonymous]

It’s a sad state of affairs that we’re 5 pages in and people don’t legitimately know if this is real or a troll post. I’m leaning towards troll but parents be crazy about soccer in the dmv.

[Anonymous]

How abt you run your idea by your pediatrician, op! You’re sure to impress them with our keen instincts and good judgement.

[Anonymous]

OP, I hope you come back and read this. I read all your replies and I feel like you are still planning to push this. I don’t want to pile on but I am really worried for your DD. Do not take advice from the internet. Do not take advice from her coach. Many coaches don’t care about their players as individuals and many don’t understand health risks. Talk to her pediatrician and let them investigate the source of the heat intolerance and determine the safest path forward. No matter what level your DD plays today, it is meaningless in the long-term. Only after puberty will you really know if she’s on a path to college soccer and even then athletes must learn to listen to their bodies. My own player is preparing for the college season with some crazy fitness drills and even he modified his outdoor time on hot days. He is only practicing in the evenings when it’s really hot or moving his workouts indoors. If he has a game mid-day, he brings the needed energy but he’s an adult and knows how to recognize the signs of heat illness. Even top youth athletes don’t play outside in 90+ degrees for 8 hours. Throughout his youth soccer experience, the kids were subbed frequently and given frequent water breaks. They sat under a tent on the sidelines with cooling towels. Between games at tournaments they cooled off in air conditioned cars, malls or restaurants. Don’t believe the hype that she needs to toughen up. Just because you see other girls doing it doesn’t mean her body is capable. And it doesn’t mean her soccer career is over. There are other teams if this one doesn’t work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - I AM WITH YOU.

Nothing says I CARE more than a parent asking strangers on the Internet how to make your 9 year old DD play the game she tells you she loves, despite adverse weather conditions, hunger, thirst, or even injury. I mean, 2-3 months without high-level, pre-D-1 academy soccer would set back her development. Nonsense.

Start with hydration and lots of A/C and wet towels in the car that she can come back to during breaks, but you need to rely on mental training more than the physical. Delaying gratification, fear-based logic, or comparisons with peers. These all work their magic in mysterious ways.

You mentioned in a previous post she's worried about getting cut. Tell her she'll get cut if she can't play as well with in the 100 degree as she does at 70 degrees, when she's killing it on the pitch. That will motivate her to play THROUGH the pain.

Of course, you love her, so you don't want her to actually get hurt- so continue hydrating. Gatorade or anything with electrolytes is key. The wilting, the heavy feet you described, that's all in her head, imaginary. You can train her to push through.

You mentioned you hated the heat until you lived in a subtropical climate. Now you hate the cold. Why can't a 9 year old acclimate like an adult does? She will, if you push her buttons the right way.

Don't listen to the loser strangers here unwilling to push their own DDs as if they're on a Japanese game show or in a cram school.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Let her take breaks in the car with the A/C on full blast. But reduce those breaks over time and next thing you know, she'll be ready for Parris. when she's 18 (or a D-1 program anywhere east of the Mississippi)!

Good luck OP. YOU CAN DO IT (Waterboy)

Sooo… all this to say to just drink more water?

YES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - I AM WITH YOU.

Nothing says I CARE more than a parent asking strangers on the Internet how to make your 9 year old DD play the game she tells you she loves, despite adverse weather conditions, hunger, thirst, or even injury. I mean, 2-3 months without high-level, pre-D-1 academy soccer would set back her development. Nonsense.

Start with hydration and lots of A/C and wet towels in the car that she can come back to during breaks, but you need to rely on mental training more than the physical. Delaying gratification, fear-based logic, or comparisons with peers. These all work their magic in mysterious ways.

You mentioned in a previous post she's worried about getting cut. Tell her she'll get cut if she can't play as well with in the 100 degree as she does at 70 degrees, when she's killing it on the pitch. That will motivate her to play THROUGH the pain.

Of course, you love her, so you don't want her to actually get hurt- so continue hydrating. Gatorade or anything with electrolytes is key. The wilting, the heavy feet you described, that's all in her head, imaginary. You can train her to push through.

You mentioned you hated the heat until you lived in a subtropical climate. Now you hate the cold. Why can't a 9 year old acclimate like an adult does? She will, if you push her buttons the right way.

Don't listen to the loser strangers here unwilling to push their own DDs as if they're on a Japanese game show or in a cram school.

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Let her take breaks in the car with the A/C on full blast. But reduce those breaks over time and next thing you know, she'll be ready for Parris. when she's 18 (or a D-1 program anywhere east of the Mississippi)!

Good luck OP. YOU CAN DO IT (Waterboy)

Sooo… all this to say to just drink more water?

YES

🤣😂🤣

Except… hyponatremia is real…and my kid plays regardless of the temperature. Just need a slightly better strategy than just water. Let’s pray 🙏 people are getting real sound advice from Chat GPT…🤣