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Liberty North athletes are forced to deal with the excessive heat of the summer
Written by Tim Falleri | Photos by Katelynn Downey ore than forty thousand “The heat for our sport, Cross daily heat records have Country, exhausts us even more. been broken around the During two-a -day workouts, this country this year, according to the heat makes it harder to stay hydrated National Oceanic and Atmospheric running both in the mornings and Administration. It has been evenings. When it gets too hot, we abnormally hot here in the United have to cancel evening practice, States,Kansas City, not being which doesn’t allow us to get any an exception. Students can take better,” senior Danny Blackwell precautions such as, staying inside, said. taking advantage of air conditioning, With temperatures climbing well or just drinking plenty of water. For above the century mark, tough student athletes, returning to school practices will be the norm. Athletes means returning to their respective rounding the bases for softball, sport, and sometimes, taking a running a 5k in cross country, punishment from an abnormally beating heads in football, or just hot time of year. Students know trying to continue the volley in well from summer practice, heat tennis, the beating sun makes will play a factor. The real question cowards out of many athletes during for these athletes is how to minimize early fall practices. Every outdoor the suffering. sport is just that much harder, “I think the heat has really when intense heat waves enter the prepared us for the intensity of conversation. competition this fall. It’s helped us “Softball will be affected by the to be the best that we can be when heat because everyone will have the going gets tough this football to suffer through how hot it is and season,” junior Peyton Reid said. just focus on the game to get the job Students have to find ways to done. It might make us all a little treat practices the same way they tougher through the experience,” normally would, even with excessive junior Hannah Pirrello said. heat. Alterations to certain sports Though athletes are well coached must accompany this fall season, on how to handle this excessive foreshadowed by the record breaking heat, Mother Nature cannot be heat seen in the summer. Trying controlled. Athletes from many to control the weather would be a schools will have problems created wasted aspiration but, the next best by the heat, and North has to do Top. The football team fights through thing is quite achievable. Drinking its best to defeat its first real test the heat. “We have two-a-days for plenty of water, eating healthier, of the year. Liberty North Athletes our first week of tryouts. We do our and maintaining tough persona will have not faltered yet, but the record best to ignore the heat and work help. breaking heat offers an obstacle. hard,” senior Jase Willhite said. Bottom. Tennis players know the importance of keeping hydrated. Middle. Girls fight through a four hour “There is nothing more important then staying hydrated in tennis softball tryout. “Tryouts are really because it keeps us at your best when the courts are extremely unenjoyable when it is extremely hot hot,” senior Jessica Wawiorka said. eagle’s view | page 23 out,” junior Hannah Pirrello said.
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