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Associated Press
20-07-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Hydration Is Safety: Protecting Youth Athletes from Dehydration & Heat Illness
Even at the collegiate level - where medical support is more comprehensive - the risks remain high - 'NSA recommends a hydration guideline popularized by NFL legend Tom Brady, now widely adopted across youth sports programs'— Jason Gruner NAPLES, FL, UNITED STATES, July 20, 2025 / / -- Naples Soccer Academy (NSA), a club-neutral 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated exclusively to advancing female youth soccer training and development in Southwest Florida (EIN-99-2663889), is issuing an public service announcement on a critical issue impacting youth athletes: dehydration. Recent studies have highlighted a preventable trend - thousands of young athletes across the country begin practices and games in a dehydrated state, often resulting in heat-related illnesses and emergency hospital visits. Despite casual mentions during pre-season meetings, hydration is too often overlooked as a core component of athlete safety. According to a 2022 systematic review published in Nutrients, an alarming 81% of youth athletes were found to be hypohydrated, meaning their bodies were already dehydrated before exercise began. This level of dehydration can significantly impair: - Physical performance- Cognitive function- Thermoregulation. Even at the collegiate level - where medical support is more comprehensive - the risks remain high. A separate study published in Current Sports Medicine Reports revealed: - 8% of exertional heat illness (EHI) cases required emergency hospitalization - Common incidents included heat cramps, syncope (fainting), and heat stroke. 'Hydration is not just about performance - it's about safety,' said Jason Gruner, Executive Director of Naples Soccer Academy. 'Every parent, coach, and athlete should treat proper hydration as seriously as any piece of protective equipment.' To help simplify the message, NSA recommends a hydration guideline popularized by NFL legend Tom Brady, now widely adopted across youth sports programs: Drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water per day. For optimum safety during hot weather or intense training, aim for your full body weight in ounces, supplemented with electrolytes that are free from sugar and caffeine. Examples: 120 lb. athlete -> 60/120 oz of water daily- 160 lb. athlete -> 80/160 oz of water daily- NSA emphasizes that no athlete should ever be denied water when requested – in alignment with SafeSport policies and recommendations. Heat illness and dehydration are entirely preventable when hydration is prioritized. About Naples Soccer Academy (NSA): Naples Soccer Academy is a club-neutral, 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN-99-2663889) committed to empowering young female athletes through elite-level training and mentorship. Led by collegiate and professional female athletes, NSA offers year-round development in a supportive, athlete-first environment designed to elevate performance on and off the pitch Jason T. Gruner Naples Soccer Academy Corporation +1 239-272-1082 email us here Visit us on social media: Instagram Facebook TikTok Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
New study could help reduce number of sports-related head injuries - and deaths from catastrophic impacts
Korean experts have pinpointed how to make the best sport helmet for protecting athletes' brains. Head injuries are a common risk in many sports, from cricket, rugby, football and roller derby to name a few. Some studies suggest up to 40 per cent of athletes will suffer an injury over a year's worth of training and competing. In sports like cricket the risk can rise to 70 per cent, with just over one in 10 of these injuries to critical areas like the head, neck and face mainly due to a hard ball launched at high speeds from bowler to batsman The consequences of such injuries can be devastating. Aussie cricketer Phillip Hughes, 25, was famously killed in 2014 after a devastating head injury delivered by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott. He was later confirmed to have died from a vertebral artery dissection, a tear in one of the arteries in the neck that feeds the brainstem oxygen rich blood. Such an injury carries the risk of causing a stroke. Now, a team of researchers have come up with a way to assess the best helmet material to reduce serious head injuries. Scientists from Chongqing Jiaotong University alongside Chongqing No. 7 Middle School, analysed the performance of three different helmet materials. These were a strong plastic called Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), fibreglass alloys, and aluminium composites. Using computer simulations, the team made digital copies of helmets made from each material. These digital helmets were then put through a variety of computerised impact scenarios based on cricket with the team analysing how well they protected a simulated human head and brain within. They found that for training and at a recreational level an ABS helmet provided sufficient protection. However, at an elite level—where balls travel at a faster, and therefore more dangerous, speed—fibreglass or aluminium alloys performed better. They added while either of these had its advantages, they noted that fibreglass being more brittle than aluminium gave it an advantage as it distributed the stress of an impact across its entire surface, lowering the risk of a traumatic injury. Author of the study, which was published in the journal AIP Advances, Tao Wang said while the results are interesting they are not universal to every sport which each have their unique stresses. 'Each sport should be checked individually, because loading conditions are different in different sports,' he said. Government data suggests there are about 6,500 sports related concussion admissions to hospitals in England per year. The issue of head injuries in sport has come under increasing focus in recent years due to fears that repeated blows could increase the risk of dementia. A 2023 study commissioned by the Football Association and Professional Footballers' Association, found professional footballers have triple the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia than the general population. However, subsequent studies have found this isn't likely to be a risk for amateur players. In fact, playing sport was found to be protective against dementia most likely due to regularly doing exercise a known factor that protects against the memory robbing disorder.
CNA
14-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
World Aquatics Championships race at Sentosa postponed as water quality levels exceed 'acceptable thresholds'
SINGAPORE: Organisers announced the postponement of the World Aquatics Championships women's open water 10km race at Sentosa hours before the event was due to begin because of water quality levels exceeding "acceptable thresholds". In a press release in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Jul 15), World Aquatics announced that the decision was made in the "utmost interest of athlete safety". The race, which was planned for 8am on Tuesday, is now scheduled for 10.15am on Wednesday. Singapore Olympian Chantal Liew and youngster Kate Ona had been scheduled to compete in the race. The decision followed a review involving representatives from World Aquatics, the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee, the World Aquatics Sports Medicine Committee, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Technical Committee, said World Aquatics. "While testing in recent days has consistently shown water quality at the venue to meet World Aquatics' acceptable thresholds, analysis of samples taken on Jul 13 surpassed these thresholds," said the sport's governing body in a press release. "The decision to postpone racing was made in the best interests of athlete health and safety, which remains World Aquatics and the Singapore 2025 Organising Committee's top priority." World Aquatics said that subsequent water samples and water quality review sessions will continue to take place at the competition venue, during which World Aquatics and the organising committee will determine whether conditions are safe to proceed with the event on a later date. "World Aquatics regrets the inconvenience caused by the postponement and acknowledges the commitment and preparation of all athletes, coaches, and teams," said the press release. Sentosa is the venue for the high diving and open water swimming events at the Championships, which began late last week with water polo group stage matches. While there has been much star power on show at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, some of the water polo matches have seen poor attendance. The Championships feature the six sports of swimming: water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving. They will be held until Aug 3.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Triathlon cancelled due to lower reservoir levels
A triathlon set to take place at a reservoir in Derbyshire has been cancelled due to the water levels being lower than normal following "prolonged hot weather". The event on 13 July would have seen participants swim, cycle and run a course at Carsington Water, near Ashbourne. But Severn Trent and Pacesetter Events have called it off, claiming the water levels are "dropping quickly", leaving thick mud and weeds along the shorelines. Donna Marshall, visitor engagement manager at Severn Trent, said: "We are disappointed to have to make this decision, but the safety and experience of participants is paramount." According to the latest data from Severn Trent, Carsington Water is 80.8% full, compared to 96.4% at this time last year. Pacesetter, which said cancelling the triathlon was the "right thing to do for athlete safety and experience", claimed the region had just 39% of its usual rainfall between March and May. It added: "Looking at the current water levels and predicting what this might be like by the event day we feel like the event would be unpleasant at best and potentially dangerous at worst, therefore this extremely difficult decision has had to be made. "Over the past 30 years the triathlon and swim event would have been able to run at this time of year as water levels have been typically good, unfortunately this year is an exceptional year and levels are dropping quickly." Pacesetter said anyone signed up to take part in the triathlon would be able to get a full refund, defer entry for next year's event or choose credit against a new event entry. Ms Marshall said watersports and sailing activities would still be able to run at the site as normal and reminded visitors they should only swim in "reservoirs as part of a properly organised and safely held event". She added: "We fully intend to host events again next year when we hope for more favourable conditions." At the end of May, England's reservoirs were at their lowest combined levels for the time of year in records going back more than 30 years. Reservoir levels in the North East and North West were exceptionally low - an important factor for drought being declared in Yorkshire and the North West. It also rained less than normal across almost all of the UK between March and May, the UK's sixth driest spring since records began in 1836. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Will there be a drought where I live? 'We want to swim in reservoirs in England and Wales' Open water swimming to be trialled at reservoir Severn Trent Water
