Georgia · GHSA
- 82 °Fthree 4-minute breaks per hour
- 87 °F2 h max, four breaks
- 90 °F1 h max, no pads
- 92 °Fno outdoor workouts
Resources · State heat policies · WBGT
State heat policies for high school athletics
Each state association sets its own WBGT bands, practice limits and paperwork. Every guide here prints the thresholds as the association does, cites its documents and the date we checked them. Flash is a forecast for planning, not an on-site meter: compliance uses the reading your state policy requires.
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Florida
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Alabama
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- Georgia · GHSA
Georgia heat policy
GHSA By-Law 2.67: five WBGT bands for practice length, rest breaks and football equipment.
Read the Georgia guide - Texas · UIL
Texas heat policy
UIL’s required plan: five WBGT bands in two regional classes, with practice limits and rapid cooling zones.
Read the Texas guide - Florida · FHSAA
Florida heat policy
FHSAA Policy 41 and the Zachary Martin Act: five statewide WBGT bands for practice, plus contest rules.
Read the Florida guide - Arizona · AIA
Arizona heat policy
AIA Article 43.6: five Region 3 WBGT bands for practice time, timed rest breaks and equipment.
Read the Arizona guide - Arkansas · AAA
Arkansas heat policy
AAA Sports Medicine Rule 7: five required WBGT bands for practice length, rest breaks and football equipment.
Read the Arkansas guide - Colorado · CHSAA
Colorado heat policy
CHSAA SMAC handbook: five Category 1 WBGT bands for practice time, rest breaks and football gear.
Read the Colorado guide - Hawaii · HHSAA
Hawaii heat policy
HHSAA Heat Acclimatization and Practice Policy: five WBGT bands for practice, breaks and football gear.
Read the Hawaii guide - Illinois · IHSA
Illinois heat policy
IHSA Managing Heat and Heat Illness: five required WBGT bands, recorded readings and cold-water immersion from 80.
Read the Illinois guide - Kansas · KSHSAA
Kansas heat policy
KSHSAA’s WBGT policy: five zones for practice and competition, with rapid cooling ready from 80.
Read the Kansas guide - Massachusetts · MIAA
Massachusetts heat policy
MIAA Heat Modification Policy: five WBGT bands covering practice and competition, with cooling zones above 84.
Read the Massachusetts guide - Mississippi · MHSAA
Mississippi heat policy
MHSAA Handbook 7.9.4 mandates WBGT readings: five bands for practice time, rest breaks and football gear.
Read the Mississippi guide - Missouri · MSHSAA
Missouri heat policy
MSHSAA’s WBGT policy: five bands for high school and middle school, with rest in a cool zone.
Read the Missouri guide - Nevada · NIAA
Nevada heat policy
NIAA 2026-27 guidelines: five WBGT flag zones by region category, with practice limits and set water breaks.
Read the Nevada guide - New Hampshire · NHIAA
New Hampshire heat policy
NHIAA Article III, Sect. 12: five statewide WBGT bands for practice length, rest breaks and football equipment.
Read the New Hampshire guide - New Mexico · NMAA
New Mexico heat policy
NMAA Bylaw 7.6.21: four bands, each read as WBGT or heat index, for practice, plus game heat time-outs.
Read the New Mexico guide - North Carolina · NCHSAA
North Carolina heat policy
NCHSAA Handbook 2.3: five WBGT bands for rest breaks, pads and equipment, cold tubs and suspending practice.
Read the North Carolina guide - Ohio · OHSAA
Ohio heat policy
OHSAA Sports Medicine Regulations: five WBGT bands for practice length, rest breaks and equipment.
Read the Ohio guide - West Virginia · WVSSAC
West Virginia heat policy
WVSSAC heat policy: five WBGT bands for practice length, rest breaks and football equipment, read every 30 minutes.
Read the West Virginia guide