Football Practices Limited by Heat, New Rules

Catherine Ross, NBC 5 News

New rules for high school football players start at the beginning of the season. Ninety minutes per week is the new limit on full contact practice.

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"Two-a-day" football practices are a rite of passage for many young athletes, but as the triple digit heat continues and new University Interscholastic League rules go into effect, the traditional crash of summer break into fall football will not be as full contact as before.

This season, players are limited to only 90 minutes per week of full-contact drills with tackling. Those practices can't start until the end of the week, according to the new UIL rules.

The UIL says these changes will cut down on injuries, especially concussions.

Teams wasted no time trying to get into the football season -- especially in Krum.

Krum High School began their first football practice at the stroke of midnight Monday, with a second practice scheduled for 8 a.m.

Other schools planned early practices as well, often to beat the scorching summer heat.

"It's not as hot right now," Gary Robinson, Krum High School Football Coach, said. "The sun's not beatin' down on you. So the very first practice of the season, when we're still trying to get acclimated to the heat, it's a good start."

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