Coaching and Care of Athletes

COACHING AND CARE OF ATHLETES supporter, because if this does not fit snugly it will cause friction and set up irritation. The prevention of this type of irritation lies in the careful and constant washing of the skin surface with a good disinfectant soap. Mter the parts have been washed they must be well dried, and should then be dusted with some form of dusting-powder. If the irritation occurs on the feet, and particularly between the toes, it is a good thing to wash the feet with a disinfectant but non– irritant soap, and, instead of rinsing off the soap, to allow the feet to dry, and then to pull on the socks over the dry, soapy covering. Dusting with po'Yder is quite effective. The main points in avoid– ing skin irritation are cleanliness and dryness.