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The Footie Thread

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Swango1980 said:
My mate has just been told that his 11 yr old sons football training has been cancelled this weekend at 9am, because temperatures are predicted to exceed 20 degrees. The coach said that is was better to be safe than sorry.

It amazes me how kids from Spain or Brazil get so good at football, they must never train.
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I see exactly what you're saying.
Trouble is, what happens when poor little Johnny gets sunstroke or even exhaustion!
It's the world,(Country) we live in now.
 
Swango1980 said:
My mate has just been told that his 11 yr old sons football training has been cancelled this weekend at 9am, because temperatures are predicted to exceed 20 degrees. The coach said that is was better to be safe than sorry.

It amazes me how kids from Spain or Brazil get so good at football, they must never train.
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The season is over, it's one weekend only. If it was all year around then we would need to adapt. As it is, smart coach.
 
Golfmmad said:
I see exactly what you're saying.
Trouble is, what happens when poor little Johnny gets sunstroke or even exhaustion!
It's the world,(Country) we live in now.
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Little Johnny's parents will sue the coach.

Of course, little Johnny's parents were happy to bring him to training every weekend in the heat. They were happy that he could be at risk at falling over and breaking a leg. They watched him run all day in 30 plus degrees of heat the week they went to Greece or Turkey for holiday. And they told him to wise up when he got a bit red and had a headache, get some sleep and you'll be fine tomorrow.

Seriously though. Is 20 degrees Celsius the official temperature in which kids in England get sunstroke, and 19 degrees is fine? I'd get it if we were hitting 40 degrees, but at 20 degrees I know golfers who will still wear a jumper and trousers
 
Lord Tyrion said:
The season is over, it's one weekend only. If it was all year around then we would need to adapt. As it is, smart coach.
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I thought a smart coach would simply be less intensive on cardio. I mean, I'm sure a lot of those kids will probably end up going out with their mates anyway, and running about like maniacs. Or, I suppose, on their playstation. Perhaps that is the advantage of the modern kids, stay indoors, stay safe :)
 
Swango1980 said:
I thought a smart coach would simply be less intensive on cardio. I mean, I'm sure a lot of those kids will probably end up going out with their mates anyway, and running about like maniacs. Or, I suppose, on their playstation. Perhaps that is the advantage of the modern kids, stay indoors, stay safe :)
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It's 20°C at 9, 25°C at 10 (quick google of Lincoln tomorrow). Yes, the coach could change what they are doing but maybe they decided that for one week, they could manage without. Otherwise it would be frequent drinks breaks, make sure they are sun creamed up etc. If the heat was lasting longer then I'm sure the coach would change the sessions, wouldn't expect them to be doing much cardio at this time anyway.

Have you checked the clubs policy on this? It might be something recommended by the local FA?
 
Former Grassroots football coach, trained to FA Level One, here.

Official FA guidance for kids is no playing or training in 30 degrees celcius or more.

My kid's team had training last night and it was 29 degrees. The coach said training was still on, but that he would be taking regular water breaks and not letting them do anything too intense. He also said no worries if anyone didn't want their child participating. My son went along and had a good time.

Equally, if the coach had said it was too hot and he was cancelling....meh.

Safety comes first. Nowt to do with a nanny state, it's just that cancelling one session of football isn't going to harm anyone as much as carrying on might.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
It's 20°C at 9, 25°C at 10 (quick google of Lincoln tomorrow). Yes, the coach could change what they are doing but maybe they decided that for one week, they could manage without. Otherwise it would be frequent drinks breaks, make sure they are sun creamed up etc. If the heat was lasting longer then I'm sure the coach would change the sessions, wouldn't expect them to be doing much cardio at this time anyway.

Have you checked the clubs policy on this? It might be something recommended by the local FA?
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I'm not specifically pinning this on the coach, it could well be a policy. To me, it sounds ridiculous. But then when I was a kid, if to was 30 plus degrees, I'd be out of my house in the morning, and would not come back until the evening unless I needed the loo, or to get a bite to eat, drink. I'd play football for hours, play cricket, or just generally run a round like a lunatic playing games like Murder Hunts (grew up in N Ireland after all :) )

My mate (the dad) is equally as baffled and gobsmacked by the cancellation. He was a head of department at a secondary school, so I guess he knows a bit more about policies when dealing with kids (well, and obviously the fact he has 2 kids)
 
Ah, the old I left in the morning and returned when it was dark............These kids can do all of those things still but if it is organised, the person in charge has a responsibility for the kids they are looking after. This could well be over cautious but there are heat warnings all over the country so for this single weekend, it really should be manageable for the parents. Is it that big a deal for 1 week?
 
Don Barzini said:
Former Grassroots football coach, trained to FA Level One, here.

Official FA guidance for kids is no playing or training in 30 degrees celcius or more.

My kid's team had training last night and it was 29 degrees. The coach said training was still on, but that he would be taking regular water breaks and not letting them do anything too intense. He also said no worries if anyone didn't want their child participating. My son went along and had a good time.

Equally, if the coach had said it was too hot and he was cancelling....meh.

Safety comes first. Nowt to do with a nanny state, it's just that cancelling one session of football isn't going to harm anyone as much as carrying on might.
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Good info there.

Given it is 20-25 degrees tomorrow, my thoughts are that the coach is out on the lash tonight, and has decided to use health and safety to get out of having to get up early tomorrow :ROFLMAO:
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Ah, the old I left in the morning and returned when it was dark............These kids can do all of those things still but if it is organised, the person in charge has a responsibility for the kids they are looking after. This could well be over cautious but there are heat warnings all over the country so for this single weekend, it really should be manageable for the parents. Is it that big a deal for 1 week?
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It is no big deal for me, not my kid.

I will be playing in a golf competition. I'm buzzing even more now, because if I get dehydrated I can sue the club for putting me in danger ;)
 
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