Summer vacation may be ending for high school athletes, but because the spikes in temperature can last well into September, athletic trainers and coaches will need to remain vigilant when it comes to signs of possible heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

According to the National Institutes of Health, the leading cause of sudden death in high school football players is exertional heat stroke.

Mary Barron, an associate professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the George Washington Milken Institute School of Public Health, told WTOP that coaches and trainers of outdoor sports need to keep an eye on the temperatures.

“Change when you’ll be working out,” she said.

Shifting to earlier in the morning or later evening practices, when possible, can keep athletes out of the hottest weather, s

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