This is the time of the year when Arsenal, and every other club, seem to be caught in the footballing equivalent of the doldrums, once the bane of every sailing ship known to man, where a relatively calm period
occurs out of nowhere, and
during which time no wind has the temerity to stick its nose in, and indeed prefers to disappear like ice cream in a
hot oven, trapping sailing ships for lengthy periods lasting days, weeks and sometimes
months, where for what seemed an eternity to their crews — nothing happened.
Parents also should watch for signs of exhaustion and dehydration, especially
during hot summer
months, and should always take a childs pain seriously: Stress fractures and overuse injuries can
occur, and ignoring them will only make them worse.