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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t. If you are already doing what you say, she might just be heat intolerant and you want her to learn to listen to her body. Every body is different. There are also some medicines or medical conditions that can play a role. My niece was the kid who was high energy until it got hot. Then she’d literally wilt. It started as a really young child when most kids are oblivious to heat and she remains that way as a college student. Swimming ended up being a good sport for her. DS began struggling with heat when his doctor prescribed an SSRI. He was a very dedicated year round soccer player and it was unbearable.  I had no idea until I read an article about the med and heat intolerance.  He changed meds and is now doing well. Just something to consider if she takes any meds. [/quote]

Op - she isn’t on any medications.

She plays and runs but just cannot be in the 90+ degree heat for 8+ hours. Her coaches want her to figure out how to push through since this is typical weather for VA in the beginning and end of soccer season. [/quote]

She shouldn’t be running in the heat for 8+ hours. She would have, what, two games in a day for a tournament? Maybe three at worst? Get her in air conditioning in between - even if it is driving around or something.

The teams that play at the higher levels are not the kids running around outside in between games.

Add those neck fans and cooling towels for halftime and when she is on the bench.  And obviously nutrition/hydration are important as you’ve acknowledged.

That’s what you can do. The rest is really down to whether she isn’t performing because there is an underlying problem that you’ve fixed through nutrition/hydration/cooling practices or it’s that she likes the sport but not enough to push herself in undesirable conditions. If it’s the latter - that’s totally fine. Not every kid needs to be on a crazy track. But if that’s her, you should adjust your expectations accordingly so that you aren’t pushing her into something she doesn’t want to do because that doesn’t end well.[/quote]

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