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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, they need to wear a mask. [b]It is not dangerous to wear a mask when playing soccer. [/b]They have that exception for swimming so people dont drown.[/quote]

You are insane, of course it's dangerous for a kid unaccustomed to wearing a mask while exercising in humid, 90+ degree temperatures to suddenly wear a random-ass mask while physically exerting themselves in very hot weather. [/quote]

I agree the mask would make it more difficult to breath during vigorous exercise, but it doesn't necessarily follow that it would be more dangerous to wear a mask while exercising in heat and humidity.  The increased difficulty of breathing brought on by wearing the mask would translate to a decrease in performance capability.  In other words, the muscles of the body would be not be able to perform as much work with a mask on than they'd be able to do without it.   Less muscular work means less heat generated, not more.  In other words, while the athlete would not be able to run as fast or as far, they would not be in any increased risk of overheating.

Interestingly, there may even be some aerobic benefits to wearing a mask while training.  There is some research showing that while "respiratory training" masks may not quite simulate the effect of altitude training (as sometimes advertised) they can stimulate a significant improvement in aerobic capacity (VO2 max).   This study for example showed a 16.5% improvement in the mask group compared to 13.5% for the control group after a 6 week high intensity cycle program.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879455/

Apparently, what's called "hypoventilation training" has been a thing for a long time:  http://www.hypoventilation-training.com/historical.html#:~:text=The%20most%20famous%20of%20them,simulate%20the%20conditions%20of%20competition..  Who knew?

It would still suck to play soccer in a mask though.

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