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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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Heat Acclimatization in Youth Sports: The 14-Day Schedule, Who Requires It, and What to Put on Paper

By Gemma-Leigh Garner
In Safety and Injury Prevention, Risk Management
12 Min read
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Heat acclimatization is the two-week ramp that lowers a young athlete’s risk of exertional heat stroke, and the first practice of the season is where it matters most. Two football players died in August 2026 after collapsing at or after that first practice. A 17-year-old senior lineman at Lake Travis High School in Texas collapsed at about 8 a.m. during the team’s first practice on...

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