Tampa Bay’s temperatures are rising. Can youth sports keep up?

TRINITY — During a round of sprints at an early evening club soccer practice, William Olver felt dizzy. His vision blurred.

Olver, 15, told his coaches and a trainer, who instructed him to sit in the shade and drink electrolytes at the June practice.

He recovered quickly; he suspected he hadn’t been drinking enough water that day.

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• Sonia A. Rao is an education reporter. She can be reached at srao@tampabay.com.

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