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[quote=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. [/quote]

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