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Dealing with the heat --
The weekend of the 9th and 10th I did 18 games at a 14U slowpitch tourney in 2 days. Saturday I did 10 games, Sunday 8. The temps were mid 90's and high humidity. How to deal with it (besides drinking gallons of water)?
Make sure you get cooled off between games. The best way I have found to do that is keep a cooler with water and ice in it. Throw some hand towels and wash rags in it. Between games wash off with these wash rags and tuck a towel in around your neck. This will cool you off quickly, becuase the cold towel with cool your blood running through the neck line. Like wise getting cold water on your arms and face will be refreshing.
That has been my heat breaker for a long time and I have not been beaten by it. The other thing I do is chew a piece of gum during the game as a monitor. If I lose my spit, well I am in trouble.
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