Alaska school sports heat policy
ASAA sets no heat limits of its own and points instead to two national NFHS position statements it has adopted, which mention WBGT and the heat index. How to read these labels
- Association
- ASAA (Alaska School Activities Association)
- Label
- No statewide WBGT rule
- Reading it uses
- No measured limit
- Statewide table
- None
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
What ASAA’s document says
ASAA publishes no heat policy or heat thresholds of its own. Its sports medicine page lists two position statements from the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee that ASAA has adopted. The heat acclimatization statement mentions WBGT once and sets no threshold: “can follow guidelines for hot and humid weather including using Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) readings”. The hydration statement says “A heat index chart should be followed”. So there is no Alaska WBGT table for us to show you.
We won’t show another state’s WBGT thresholds in its place: regional tables differ by several degrees. Follow the policy your school, district or league has adopted. For general heat guidance at your field, open the map.
ASAA Sports Medicine: Position Statements (NFHS SMAC Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention)This is a plain-language summary to help you plan. It is not legal advice, and it is not the association’s document. Associations revise these policies often. Confirm what currently applies with your school, district or association.
What else to know
- ASAA’s Board recommends that member school districts write its sports medicine recommendations into district policy. Its one heat item says the NFHS online course “Heat Illness Prevention” should be taken by coaches in baseball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field.
How to read this
We found no WBGT limits in ASAA’s document, and no other measured heat limit, so there is no table to show. Your school or district may still have its own heat policy, so ask.
Before you rely on this
- This page summarizes ASAA’s document. It does not replace it. If they differ, go by the document and by the policy your school or league has adopted.
- Confirm what currently applies with your school, district or association. Many schools adopt their own version.
- Any WBGT number WetBulbTracker shows is a modeled estimate for planning, not an official reading. Where a policy calls for an on-site reading, that reading governs.
- This page does not replace an athletic trainer’s judgment.
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