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Texas Coaches Face New Heat Rules | Beaumont News
Texas high school football coaches brace for a major shift starting August 1st, as new WBGT heat rules force them to rethink practices in scorching conditions. This advanced metric, factoring in humidity and wind, replaces outdated methods and mandates real-time safety adjustments—shorter sessions, more water breaks, or even rescheduling. Coaches like Russ Sutherland are moving August drills to mornings for cooler temps, while the impact will ripple into fall sports with stricter after-school and class-time guidelines. The goal? Keep student athletes safe without sacrificing…
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