Analyzing Dehydration in High School Athletes
School Name
Center for Advanced Technical Studies
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physiology and Health
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
5th Place
Abstract
High school athletes are often dehydrated when practicing or playing their respective sports, this causes them to suffer from cramps, fatigue, and headaches which limits their ability to perform well in their sport. In an effort to prevent deyhdration, I will test athletes from my school district using a bio-electricscale. I am going to be comparing different sports as well as male and female results to see which sport and gender has the most hydrated athletes. Also, I will be giving the participants of the study a survey to see how hydrated they think they are and I will see if they have misconceptions about their true hydration levels. From this research I hope to be able to draw conclusions about student athlete hydration level and help prevent dehydration in the future.
Recommended Citation
Mensch, Jack, "Analyzing Dehydration in High School Athletes" (2019). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 50.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2019/all/50
Location
Founders Hall 142 B
Start Date
3-30-2019 10:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral Only
Group Project
No
Analyzing Dehydration in High School Athletes
Founders Hall 142 B
High school athletes are often dehydrated when practicing or playing their respective sports, this causes them to suffer from cramps, fatigue, and headaches which limits their ability to perform well in their sport. In an effort to prevent deyhdration, I will test athletes from my school district using a bio-electricscale. I am going to be comparing different sports as well as male and female results to see which sport and gender has the most hydrated athletes. Also, I will be giving the participants of the study a survey to see how hydrated they think they are and I will see if they have misconceptions about their true hydration levels. From this research I hope to be able to draw conclusions about student athlete hydration level and help prevent dehydration in the future.
