Georgia Faces Heat, Approves New Hot-Weather Policies

August is still months away, but the Georgia High School Association has already made sweeping changes in an effort to keep football players safer at practices during the hottest days of the year. To demonstrate how serious the organization is about this, schools in violation of the new mandates face fines of up to $1,000.

On Monday, the GHSA's executive committee voted to adopt new policies stipulating that all football teams must require every player to undergo a five-day acclimatization period during which players work out in shorts and helmets before donning full pads. Three-a-day practices are banned, and two-a-day practices cannot take place on consecutive days or exceed five hours in a single day; a three-hour rest period is mandatory between the two sessions. Single practice sessions, meanwhile, may last no longer than three hours.

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