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Saturday, August 222009 Cooper High School Football Youth Night
The 2009 Cooper youth night is scheduled for Friday, Sept 9th.
Wear your ACYFA jersey and get in Free !
Support the Cooper High School football program by attending the 2009 Home opener !
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Protecting players during practices and games
coaches please review the heat index....this is per the Minnesota State High School league that all leagues have adopted. Help us protect our players.
- Green Line: Regular practices with full practice gear can be conducted for conditions that plot to the left of the green line.
- Red Line: Cancel all practices when the temperature and relative humidity plot to the right of the red line. Practices may be moved into air-conditioned spaces.
- Between Red and Yellow Lines: Increase rest to work ratio with breaks every 20 minutes and all protective equipment should be removed to practice in shorts only when the temperature and relative humidity plot between the red and yellow lines.
- Between Yellow and Green Lines: Increase rest to work ratio with breaks every 30 minutes and wear shorts with helmets and shoulder pads only when the temperature and relative humidity plot between the yellow and green lines.
- Heat risk rises with increasing heat and relative humidity. Fluid breaks should be scheduled for all practices and increased as the heat stree rises.
- Add 5 degress to temperature between 10 AM and 4 PM from mid May to mid September on bright, sunny days.
- Practices should be modified to reflect the conditions for the safety of the athletes.
Here is a checklist to go by;
| Follow the Heat Index shown | |
| Watch kids closely | |
| Take lots of breaks | |
| Make sure athletes are hydrated | |
| Athletes who take antihistamines or beta blockers may be at a greater risk | |
| Trust Kids . . . They know what their bodies can take. | |
| Don't let peer pressure force kids to make decisions that may cause harm |