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WEST SIDE ALLIANCE

SOCCER CLUB

HOT WEATHER POLICY

HOT WEATHER POLICY

WSA HOT WEATHER POLICY

1.  A heat index chart will be made available on the WSA website in sections that team leaders will be able to access easily.
2.  WSA will follow the Heat Index playing modifications outlined below:

Heat Index

Training Sessions

Match Play

Up to 89°

Normal Play

Normal Play

90° - 99°

Water Breaks recommended every 20 mins

Discretion of Referee & Coaches

100° - 105°

U12 & Younger:
Reduced session length and lower intensity, water breaks every 15 mins, 2 minutes minimum in shade

U13 & Older:
Water Breaks required every 15 mins; Water Break minimum 2 mins in shade

Mandatory Water Breaks at halfway point of each half of the match

106° - 110°

All U12 and younger activities suspended
U13 & Older recommend suspending training sessions (until, unless club can provide adequate training space to ALL teams for sessions after temperature drops).

Mandatory Water Breaks every 10 minutes; Water Break minimum 2 mins in shade

111° - higher

Training sessions suspended for all ages

Mandatory Water Breaks every 10 minutes; Water Break minimum 2 mins in shade


3.  WSA Directors and facility managers will be charged with monitoring weather conditions, and sending out alerts as conditions dictate. 

4.  WSA’s coach education program will include training for coaches to assist them in identifying the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

5. Club administrators and tournament officials will be responsible for monitoring the heat index during league and tournament play, and communicating information regarding modifications for heat index.  

❗️ATTENTION:  The record breaking extreme heat of 2026 prompted a thorough review of the current policy (above).  
Download the first draft of the proposed, 2027, revised, hot weather policy.