How Georgia reduced heat-related high school football deaths

August 17, 2022
Football players at Cedar Grove High School in DeKalb County start practice in late July without pads to give them an acclimatization period to get used to the heat. This is a statewide rule from the Georgia High School Association.

Starting practice at the hottest time of year, football players face dangers from the heat. Georgia high school heat rules have turned the state into a national model.

(Image credit: Matthew Pearson/WABE)



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