Asthma and Sports:
Preparing Your Child for a Healthy Season
 Your
Most Valuable Player
Sitting the bench during a sport can affect your child's self-esteem
and make them vulnerable to teasing by other kids. If your child
can't actively participate, they should be encouraged to do other
things relating to the sport, such as keeping score or helping with
equipment.
To help reduce the chances of your child having an attack while
playing sports, it's a good idea to speak with your child's coach
about:
- What can trigger an attack. It is important to let your
child's coach know what is likely to set off an attack. By knowing
this information, the coach can plan ahead and schedule practices
indoors if cold air or freshly cut grass causes your child to
wheeze and cough.
- Using medications. Your child should always have access
to their medications during games and practices. Set aside a place
to store these medications and make sure the ones for emergency
use are readily accessible.
- Adjusting practice time. Your child's teacher or coach
can help reduce the chances of an attack by adjusting exercise
time during practice. Let the coach know if your child might benefit
from longer warm-up or cool-down periods or should walk instead
of run.
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