Heat Illness Information and Resources

As practices and competition get underway each season, student-athletes, coaches and parents should be reminded to stay properly hydrated. This means drinking when you may not feel thirsty and avoiding carbonated or sugar-laden beverages. Heat illnesses can be life threatening. Be aware and be prepared.

FULL DETAILS IN OHSAA SPORTS MEDICINE REGULATIONS

• Preventing Exertional Heat Stroke  in Football: Time for a Paradigm Shift
• Annual Sports Safety Reminders
• Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidlines for Secondary School Athletics
• NFHS Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention Position Statement
• June 21, 2017 - OHSAA Reminds Schools to Take Precautions with Heat
• March 31, 2016 - Important Information about Acclimatization and Exertional Heat Illness Precautions
• Five Pillars of Exertional Heat Stroke Prevention
• NFHS Heat Illness Prevention Course
• April 2015 - NFHS Position Statement on Heat Acclimitization and Heat Illness Prevention
• Aug. 6, 2012 - NFHS Offers Free Courses to Prevent Heat Illness
• July 2, 2012 - NFHS Announces Free Acclimatization & Heat Illness Prevention Course
• NFHS SMAC Heat Related Illness Information
• Hydration Recommendations from the NFHS
• NFHS SMAC Fluid Replacement Information
• Heat Stress and Athletic Participation from the NFHS