Originally posted by Gibby:
Marbla
That's the dumbest thing I've ever read. August heat in the high 90's, the sun, no wind, kids coming in out of shape (we wish they didn't but they do),and pads = wrestling room.
Having been on a staff that had a player die on the practice field, I can give you plenty of scenarios of how neither compare to not getting a drink at practice.
First off, you don't just drink water and ta-da, you're hydrated. I don't want to go into the science of it, read up on it for yourself. Second, not enough info was given. If a kid is throwing up, then something was in their stomach. That could have been too much lunch, water, or a stomach virus. I refuse to believe only one side of the story.
I've quite often cut kids from the fountain when I know that they are "thirsty" because they are winded or out of shape. There's a difference between being parched because you're gassed and because you're standing with 50 lbs. of gear on.
This is not to say that I don't give water breaks.
How old are you gibby? When was the last time that you've ever had a hard workout in a wrestling room (particularly the weeks before regionals and state). I don't know about your wrestling room, but on my former team, I'm fairly certain that the heat was nearing 90 - especially since we were constantly rubbing up on some other guy.
here are some links you might check out.
http://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/football-info-heat-death.htm http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/heatexhaustion.asp http://www.healthchampion.co.uk/championhydrate.htm http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/hydration/a/acsmfluid.htm
