About National Stay Cool Day
Safety first. Cool First. Transport Second.
National Stay Cool Day is a free national heat-safety day. Elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and colleges all take part, each in a way that fits. The goal is simple: no athlete should die from heat stroke.
Run by Ice Athletes · Free to take part · Fundraiser never required
For Eric. For every athlete.
National Stay Cool Day is run by Ice Athletes. Eric co-founded Ice Athletes on one belief: that no athlete, in any sport and at any age, should suffer a preventable heat injury.
Eric died in 2026. His family, his friends and the athletic community he served made a promise that his mission would not end with him. National Stay Cool Day carries that mission forward.
Every school has a way in.
Taking part is free. Schools pick any combination that fits.
Elementary (K–6)
- ParticipateA classroom or P.E. day built on the “Spot It, Say It, Cool It” activity, with a one-pager for P.E., nurse and recess staff and a take-home family page. No ice tubs for elementary.
- FundraiseOptional co-branded merch. 100% of the profit goes back to the school for safety equipment.
Middle school and high school
- ParticipateA heat-safety day on campus: Cool First education and practice readiness, plus the ice-bath record attempt where the school has athletic trainer coverage.
- FundraiseOptional shirts, armbands and stickers. 100% of the profit goes back to the school for cooling and safety equipment.
- Send an athleteNominate or register an athlete or team for the national day. Waivers and logistics run through the school.
College
- ParticipateA heat-safety day on campus: Cool First education and the ice-bath record attempt, supervised by athletic trainers.
- FundraiseOptional co-branded merch. 100% of the profit goes back to the school for cooling and safety equipment.
- Send an athleteNominate or register an athlete or team for the national day. Waivers and logistics run through the school.
Every school that takes part gets free kits, posters, checklists and event instructions. The fundraiser is never required.
Questions? Talk to us.
Write to join@nationalstaycoolday.com, or count your school in today.
National Stay Cool Day is run by Ice Athletes (iceathletes.com).
