Your next opponent is… the heat

While you try your best to keep your eyes on the ball or opponent, your vision blurs as your head lightly spins. Sweat soaks every inch of you, seeping into your uniform, as even the tiniest sliver of exposed skin faces the blistering burn of sunlight. The scent of salt and grime wafts around you, but you must somehow ignore the stench, fatigue, and, the most dreaded factor, the heat. Whether at practice or during real games, the effects of recent surges in temperature as a result of Southern California’s heat wave season have undoubtedly been experienced by all student…