Summary: Dehydration is a very big risk for our young youth. Adults adapt better than children in hot, humid weather. Most of our youth get dehydrated by sports. Any child is vulnerable to dehydration in certain environments, but some can be more vulnerable if he or she: rarely exercising, being overweight, is sick, taking curtain medications or supplements such as cold medicine, and had heat related illness previously. In the first few days of practice, heat related problems can start to happen. The coaches should encourage our children to make sure that the children wear light weight or loose fitting clothing. The coach should tell the children to stay hydrated wherever and whatever they are doing. Coaches should also stop practices and games if it’s too hot or humid. Coaches encourage parents to teach their kids the signs of being dehydrated. Here are some of the signs: thirsty, dizziness, dry or sticky mouth, headaches, and cramps are symptoms of being dehydrated. If your child has these symptoms during practice, he or she needs to go tell the coach right away.
Critique: This article is right about dehydration. I play sports and have gotten dehydrated before. I've actually experienced some of these symptoms. I would get a dry throat and would get really thirsty and at times felt dizzy. I always try and drink fluids constantly throughout the day and make sure that during my breaks I am drinking water. I think it is important for us to be informed of dehydration because it can be very harmful.
Impact: This article can help show our young ones to stay dehydrated. This also shows that if you don’t stay hydrated you can get heat stroke and other stuff. If parents want to keep their children safe when there playing sports, they should read this article.
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