In the hot weather of 35 degrees Celsius, it is urgent to protect professional X student players. Player's association sends a message of concern

Jul 04, 2025

In the hot weather of 35 degrees Celsius, it is urgent to protect professional X student players. Player's association sends a message of concern
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association



"In the hot weather of 35 degrees Celsius, it is urgent to protect athletes."

The Korea Professional Footballers Association (hereinafter referred to as the Korea Professional Footballers Association) has expressed concerns about the safety of players in the heat wave from July to August.

Kim Hoon-ki, Secretary-General of the Korea Federation of Athletes' Association, said, `If the WBGT (wet black sphere temperature) is above 35 degrees, it is already an emergency, and the warning system should be operated from 33 degrees"Life comes before a player's performance. There is an extreme shortage of protective devices at the moment." WBGT is an index that measures high-temperature stress by combining humidity, solar radiation, and wind, not just temperature. The Association of Athletes says there are few systems to prepare for the heat. Amateur play is really serious. Most of the players' rest areas are tents, and only air conditioners are fans. There are not many places where air conditioning is running"The women's championship in August last year also saw a repeat of the exhaustion crisis."




Secretary-General Kim Hoon-ki said, `The 5 p.m. game schedule remains the same for some professionals, unemployed players, and amateur players. Artificial turf stadiums sometimes have a wind chill of more than 40 degrees Celsius. Among the players, there is a saying that there is no time to recover completely. The forced force in the heat could soon lead to injuries." In particular, it is too dangerous for elementary, middle, and high school players to play day games every day, wait in the shade of tents, and rely on fan winds, he said. "We must not forget that they are stars of the future K-League and WK-League."

To improve the game environment during the hot season, the Korea Federation of Players proposed real-time temperature measurement through the introduction of WBGT standards, adjustment of game start time (expanding game at night), regular provision of cooling equipment and recovery space, mandatory heat adaptation training, extension of half-time and expansion of cooling brakes.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.