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Article: U.S. Soccer Federation Issues New Hydration Guidelines to Prevent Dangerous Heat Illness in Young Players; New First-of-Its-Kind Study Shows Chronic Dehydration is a Significant Issue among Youth Soccer Players.
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- June 5, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Adolescent males typically lose up to 1.5 liters of sweat per hour when performing intense soccer activities in the heat, says a new first-of-its-kind study from the University of Connecticut presented this week at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The three-year research project also showed that nearly two-thirds of male and female youth soccer players are dehydrated before they even take the field and the average hydration routine observed by parents and coaches isn't preventing the problem. However, educational intervention implemented by researchers positively influenced hydration knowledge and attitudes ...