Yogeshvara
Rookie
Today, during a match, I won the first set 6-1. In the third game of the second set I became lightheaded. I got through it and was up 3-0. It was 85 degrees and humid and though I was winning my opponent was tenacious and making me work for most points.
At the break I hydrated, with water and homemade sport drink. Poured water in my cap and wrapped my neck with a wet towel too. I dropped the next game even though I was serving and just had trouble adjusting to the light headedness which persisted, mostly on exertion like running.
I managed to tough it out, but the next three games which I won were a struggle. I was managing disorientation after exertion for the rest of the match. I did my best to run my opponent which gave me a lot of shots up the middle to return but he was still able to run me a bit too.. When it was over it took about 2 hours in air conditioning and a good meal and quart of cold water to set me back to normal.
My question is how would I know if it were unsafe to keep playing? This incident scared me a bit.
At the break I hydrated, with water and homemade sport drink. Poured water in my cap and wrapped my neck with a wet towel too. I dropped the next game even though I was serving and just had trouble adjusting to the light headedness which persisted, mostly on exertion like running.
I managed to tough it out, but the next three games which I won were a struggle. I was managing disorientation after exertion for the rest of the match. I did my best to run my opponent which gave me a lot of shots up the middle to return but he was still able to run me a bit too.. When it was over it took about 2 hours in air conditioning and a good meal and quart of cold water to set me back to normal.
My question is how would I know if it were unsafe to keep playing? This incident scared me a bit.