Soaring heat indexes bring extra precautions to summer youth camps at MSU

• Video shows interview with MSU Head Baseball Coach, Jake Boss, about precautions being taken for the Spartan Baseball Kids Camp, due to heightened heat indexes.
• "We are going to try to keep them in the shade as much as we can. A lot of water breaks. Probably ten, fifteen minute stations, and then a water break every ten to fifteen minutes," explained Boss.

• Coach Boss says the Spartan Baseball Kids Camp will also have an Athletic Trainer on site for safety purposes, through the end of camp.

(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)

I'm your MSU neighborhood reporter, Lauren Lendzion.

It's looking like it's going to be a hot week ahead, but camps are still in full swing across MSU's campus.

And I spoke with MSU's Head Baseball Coach to learn a little bit more about what they're doing to keep kids safe.

"A lot of water breaks again, and just making sure everybody is hydrated," said MSU Head Baseball Coach, Jake Boss.

Just what the doctor ordered this week for the Spartan Youth Programs at MSU.

With the heat indexes soaring for several days to come, MSU Head Baseball Coach, Jake Boss, says he is taking special precautions for camp attendees, "We are going to try to keep them in the shade as much as we can. A lot of water breaks. Probably ten, fifteen minute stations, and then a water break every ten to fifteen minutes," explained Boss.

Coach Boss also emphasized the importance for parents to make sure their kids come well-prepared for the sweltering heat, "Sunscreen is always important. A hat is important, for a lot of different reasons, but obviously when it's so hot like that and the sun is out."

And I caught up with one grandparent who revealed his hidden secret to keep his grandson cool, under the baking sun, "We brought him a cooling towel, but at this point he hasn't wanted to use it yet," said Gary Long, grandparent of one of the camp attendees of the Spartan Baseball Kids Camp.

Coach Boss says the Spartan Baseball Kids Camp will also have an Athletic Trainer on site for safety purposes, through the end of camp.

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