Heat Guidelines (Heat)

Weather Guidelines

 

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The guidelines are intended to help evaluate situations to prevent heat-related illness before it begins. The three-step Heat Guidelines include methods for evaluating danger levels and appropriate responses to those various levels.  Renegades Soccer Club recommends parents do what is best for their player when extreme weather conditions exist.  The below information is a benchmark when it comes to extreme heat and cold weather.  

 

Step 1: Find the WBGT
• Measure the temperature and humidity at your site
• Find the estimated WBGT corresponding below.

 

 

Step 2: Find your Regional Category
• Determine which region category you are in based on the map below, to determine which WBGT guidelines in the table you should follow.

 

 

Step 3: Determine Your Conditions, Alert Level, and Recommendations
• Determine which region category you are in based on the map above, to determine which WBGT guidelines in the table you should follow.

 

Cancellation of Training
• Depending on your region category, recommend cancellation of training or delay until cooler when WBGT for Cat 1 >86.2°F; for Cat 2 >89.9°F; Cat 3 >92.0°F

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