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PIAA heat protocol

Written by: on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

High school football teams across Eastern Pennsylvania get to kick off the practice early this year. That’s because the PIAA is implementing a mandatory pre-season Heat period for teams. Teams have the option of using the three-day period this week or Monday, Aug. 12, the beginning of the fall practice season.

The program restricts the length of practices and calls for a minimum two-hour rest period between sessions so players’ bodies can adjust to the August heat and humidity.

For more information about the new program by the PIAA click here.

2 Responses

  1. who thought back in the day 2 a day practices with a weight room session in between in an unairconditioned 100 degree weight room was wrong??

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