"Heat is the most dangerous weather-related hazard in the United States. According to research from the nonprofit Climate Central, extremely hot days in the United States have been more common since 1970. That means young athletes today are playing sports in more dangerous temperatures than their parents and grandparents were. Hotter days increase the risk of exertional heat stroke, one of the leading causes of death among high schoolers in sports."
"In the absence of a national heat strategy, the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute-named for a young football player who died of heat stroke at training camp in Minnesota in 2001-has created a rubric to evaluate safety protocols of high school athletic associations. This rubric includes policies on heat, as well as the evaluation of research and state policies nationwide, to assess a sta"
More than eight million young athletes participate in high school sports across the United States. Climate change is increasing floods, wildfires, and hotter days, which raise health and safety pressures on coaches, parents, and schools. Heat is the most dangerous weather-related hazard and extremely hot days have become more common since 1970. Hotter days elevate the risk of exertional heat stroke, a leading cause of death among high school athletes. No national body mandates heat safety for student athletes, leaving schools, leagues, and informal activities subject to varying or absent protections. The Korey Stringer Institute created a rubric to evaluate state protocols and heat policies.
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