New Hampshire heat rules for high school sports.
New Hampshire's 2025–26 handbook publishes a five-band Category 1 WBGT guideline, but labels the section pending council approval. PracticeCast shows the facts without activating operational instructions.
What coaches need to know
- The published chart uses Category 1 WBGT bands starting below 76.1°F and stopping outdoor workouts over 86.1°F.
- The middle bands progressively require longer breaks, cap practice at 2 hours then 1 hour, and remove football equipment.
- The handbook says a scientifically approved WBGT instrument should be used before October 1, beginning 30 minutes before practice and every 30 minutes thereafter.
- The section itself says 'Pending Council Approval in Nov. 2025.'
- Until approval is confirmed, follow the school or district's adopted policy rather than treating the chart as activated statewide instructions.
No statewide numeric table is shown. The public source provides guidance without one complete operational action table, so PracticeCast does not invent thresholds.
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