Southern California’s longest and biggest heat wave of the year begins Wednesday. This means high school sports programs are in readiness mode to protect athletes while continuing to host or modify events.
In the Los Angeles Unified School District, it is up to school administrators to make decisions about events and practices in consultation with school district officials, but it is up to everyone to determine what the heat index (what actually is when you consider relative humidity in real air). How do you feel? temperature) and receives information from the Environmental Health and Safety Agency.
Several events have been canceled, including a cross-country meet scheduled for Thursday at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, but temperatures are expected to hit 104 degrees, a day before attending training. The football team has a game scheduled for Friday at 4:00 p.m. He’s Dymally. Schools will decide by Friday if game dates need to be changed.
Garfield football coach Lorenzo Hernandez said his school has WetBulb Globe Temperature monitors donated by the National High School Federation. It measures heat stress in direct sunlight and is used for all outdoor activities. Soccer practice has “always” water and breaks, uniform gear can be adjusted to just a helmet and shoulder pads, and there is a rapid cooling station available for an ice bath in case of emergency. Practice is subject to field availability. , changes in the early morning or late afternoon.
Lower-level football games scheduled for Thursday afternoon may be moved or postponed depending on the heat index.
St Francis football coach Dean Herrington said Wednesday’s scheduled practice start time was changed from 3:30pm to 5:45pm. It will break.
Arleta was supposed to host Marquez in Thursday’s day football game. Now the game is played at night in Marquez.
The cross-country invitational scheduled for Saturday in Pomona will begin four hours later and end at 10 p.m.