How Hendry's Saudi experience can help him stay cool in US heat

How Hendry's Saudi experience can help him stay cool in US heatImage source, SNSByAmy CanavanBBC Sport Scotland at Florida Blue Training CentrePublished1 minute agoJohn McGinn was slathering on sun cream. T-shirt lines aplenty were on show. And the Scotland players were making a beeline for the sprinklers.The humidity and heat hitting Inter Miami's training ground on Tuesday was not what most of these Scots were made for.The barrels of ice being bundled to the side of the pitch and cold plunge tubs waiting for them at the end of their intense session was sweet relief for Steve Clarke's squad, who were tested to the max under the Miami sun.One man who was less fazed, though, was Jack Hendry. The defender has a head start of coping with such conditions having played in Saudi Arabia with Al Ettifaq for the past three years. "Stay hydrated," is the top tip from the 31-year-old, who reiterated this squad's desire to be the first Scotland squad to progress beyond the group stages."It's about maintaining fluids, making sure you're very concentrated because you can lose a lot of sweat in the humidity. "The game can be a little bit different because you maybe can't run about as much, getting tired very quickly and energy going from you, so it definitely impacts."Bolivia v ScotlandSaturday, 6 June 21:00 GMTWatch on iPlayerListen on Sounds'It hits you as soon as you come off the plane'They don't call this place the Sunshine State for no reason. It beats down with a fierce intensity, allowing little air to puncture it... until a fierce thunderstorm hits.Such sweltering conditions were exactly what Clarke wanted, though, as he stressed the importance of "acclimatising" this week to the conditions his squad will face throughout their tournament.The Scots start against Haiti on Sunday, 14 June (02:00 GMT) - live across the BBC - and also play Morocco in Boston, before returning to Miami to face Br...