for clothing, I've been wearing fishing shirts and cooling bucket hats (dip them in water and wear it). the long sleeve fishing shirts are dri-fit material so they arent hotter to wear than short sleeves but the long sleeves keep the sun off of your arms and are a lot more comfortable. you can also soak them and get the evaporative cooing effect for a while (because they dry so quickly) plus, they're easy to wash in the sink and dry out overnight.
I just purchased an umbrella from http://uv-blocker.com. Still waiting on its arrival, but some of the other team parents swear by them.
For those traveling by plane, how do you bring all the heat/sun/chairs "gear" with you?
Can one bring the fan linked above on an airplane?
@IKETBD posted:I just purchased an umbrella from http://uv-blocker.com. Still waiting on its arrival, but some of the other team parents swear by them.
For those traveling by plane, how do you bring all the heat/sun/chairs "gear" with you?
Can one bring the fan linked above on an airplane?
We bought a catchers bag with wheels. It's usually 2/3rds full when I leave home, 100% full when I get back.
@FolsomBallDad how was your trip? I find myself once again back in the blistering heat and thought of you.
I am here now, had a double header today. We drove so I had a 12x12 canopy and a 5 gallon bucket of ice water with a misting fan blowing all 5 hours. It was quite comfortable, even for my elderly parents who showed up from Texas un announced. More comfortable than Atlanta and Hoover were earlier in the month.
@22and25 posted:I am here now, had a double header today. We drove so I had a 12x12 canopy and a 5 gallon bucket of ice water with a misting fan blowing all 5 hours. It was quite comfortable, even for my elderly parents who showed up from Texas un announced. More comfortable than Atlanta and Hoover were earlier in the month.
It wasn't all that bad, surprising that it's cooler in July than June. I think we played you. Good team, better than the scores would say, couple of boys need their mouths washed out with soap. Sorry, it's a pet peeve.
We had a great time. Bought camping chair and umbrellas from Surprise Walmart with the intent of leaving them there. But we ended up bringing them host. Some of our team families drove or had family in Surprise, so we had large shades tents. We also had the bucket of ice with the fan, that was key.
My favorite was bringing an older hat and placing ice cubes in the hat and hat on the head. Kept me cool. Thunderstorms and rain canceled our final game, so we came home early.
it was 100+ each day we were there, but being from Sacramento, we were somewhat used to it.
@LousyLefty posted:It wasn't all that bad, surprising that it's cooler in July than June. I think we played you. Good team, better than the scores would say, couple of boys need their mouths washed out with soap. Sorry, it's a pet peeve.
Not sure if you played us, we were decimated this tournament and the kids we had didn’t play up to their usual standards. We competed in multiple national events and won one of them but we were not that team this week. It was ugly…..
As for the washing of mouths, you heard hot frustrated 17 year old ball players say some bad words? {clutches pearls} well I never 😇
Just an FYI, scouts/coaches heard and there were comments made…and they were asking eachother which one thought yelling the F-word at an umpire was a good idea. Some coaches don’t care, some do.
My best recollection of Phoenix was watching the 11pm weather report …
There will be a cooling trend tomorrow. Highs are expected to only reach 108. It was 115 the first couple of days. But it’s a dry heat (sarcasm).
@LousyLefty posted:Just an FYI, scouts/coaches heard and there were comments made…and they were asking eachother which one thought yelling the F-word at an umpire was a good idea. Some coaches don’t care, some do.
I am not sure if you were playing our team or not. I have been with this team for the entire summer, every single game, and never witnessed the behavior you describe, including this weekend. I was sitting among multiple people and several MLB scouts for all three games we have played this week and none of us heard that and there was no discussion of any such thing happening on our side. Our coach would not tolerate that either. If it did happen from our team I am sure it was addressed.
I’m sure it was a different team then.
I am super happy to confirm via PM that my kid’s team did not play LousyLefty’s team😀
My apologies to @22and25 and their program for the wrongful allegation!
we are here also, and while hot it's not unbearable. Was way worse 2 years ago in September at the Wilson tournament. That being said, we made bracket 2-0-2. Son was 4/6 w/ 4 runs scored (ie he pitch ran 6 times and scored 4 runs). Recovered from ACL last October, now elbow starts aching, so shut down for rest for a couple of months (praying for healing, and not surgery). Good luck and stay cool.........as I look out my window, clouds are rolling in currently from the east.
We had a 12:30 game today which is usually pretty harsh, with cloud cover it wasn’t terrible. Team finished second seed and gets a first round bye, which is def an advantage with the heat. Lefty has an ear infection so we came home, he pitched twice and is done anyway. May send him back to cheer on his team with a PO that is heading back out if they are still in it after tomorrow’a game.
Good luck @russinfortworth -until the semis
Got a little emotional today as we drove out of town, if Lefty commits before AZ FAll Classic, this was our last trip out there. I’m really going to miss the 5hour car drives, if only for the long conversations when they have nowhere else to go.