With baseball and soccer preparing to start their seasons soon, athletes are dealing with weather extremes.

On the last day of school before Thanksgiving break, it was a high of 88 degrees in Kingwood. Nine days later on Dec. 1, the high was 45 degrees.

“I really hate [the cold] because it makes your body much more tight and you’re really stiff,” baseball player, senior Griffin Resendez said. “And when you play baseball, you need to be loose and let your body flow.”

The girls soccer team has faced similar challenges, especially recently with the drop in temperature. Because of the soccer season schedule, soccer teams will face both intense heat and extreme cold.

The heat in Texas that is experienced throughout most of the soccer season is especially intense when playing on turf.

“We play games in 28 degrees with light flurries and we play games in 90 degrees in humidity,” head girls soccer coach Jess White said. “So the girls have to be ready for anything.”

While most athletes dislike playing in cold weather, on the soccer field, senior Santiago Cruz embraces the chill though.

“So for most players, they prefer playing in the cold because they feel like they could run more because it’s like less energy that you’re using,” Cruz said. “Because when it’s hot outside, especially on the turf, it’s terrible. It’s literally impossible to play. So when it’s cold outside, it feels like you have more energy.”

Resendez has found the opposite true. When it gets cold, Resendez said it’s a challenge to stay focused and not want to quit.

“When it’s cold and you’re going hard, it’s not fun,” Resendez said. “So I feel like [it’s hard] staying mentally focused and just being locked in. It’s not fun to be outside in the cold because I feel like it just brings everybody’s mood down.”