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Wet Bulb Globe Temperature for Coaches: What the Number Means and When to Stop Practice

By Gemma-Leigh Garner
In Risk Management, Safety and Injury Prevention
15 Min read
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Wet bulb globe temperature, or WBGT, is one number that combines air temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight, and published heat policies use that number to tell a coach when to add breaks, remove equipment, shorten practice, or stop. The thresholds differ by region, so a coach needs the table for the right part of the country. Four news stories from July and August 2026 show why the reading...

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The Impact of Heatstroke and Dehydration in Youth Sports: Prevention and Legal Liability

By Gemma-Leigh Garner
In Risk Management, Safety and Injury Prevention
6 Min read
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Why this topic matters Hotter summers and longer preseason sessions have raised emergency-room visits and lawsuits tied to exertional heat illness (EHI) in athletes under 18. CDC surveillance shows that football alone accounts for more than 70 percent of high-school heat-related illnesses. (See the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on heat illness in youth athletes for additional...

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