A heat wave had struck the Indianapolis area hard these past few weeks, leaving many difficulties for athletics. The toll of cancelations and delays were put on many teams this week including, Boys and Girls soccer, Football, Tennis and nearly any other fall sport participating in practice or games this week. Head coach of the football team Mike Kelly was frustrated by these persuasions but understood what needed to be done for the athletes. Kelly said “now that we are into the regular season, we can’t waste any time preparing for Fridays, so its frustrating and stressful having to practice inside and not on the field. But this heat is no joke.”
The Football Team ended up playing Friday night’s game and winning with ease against the North Central Panthers 35-7. But that game didn’t come without the heat. Many players and fans struggled with the scorching temperatures due to dehydration and heat exhaustion. “Many games in April are hot, but not like that” said starting Quarterback Chandler Weston. Weston said the heat played a factor in Friday night’s game through the first half.
These record high temperatures didn’t just give the athletes stress, the athletic trainers here at HSE were analyzing the weather all week long. There advanced technology made them the ones deciding what these teams can do. The trainers and athletic department would meet to finalize these cancelations.
These record high temps have seemed to cool off at the start of this week and athletics are rolling as normal.
