MIAA Heat Modification Policy impacts Wednesday’s schedule
Franklin Tech’s Joe Boyden rolls into third as Mohawk Trail’s Tyler Dubreuil covers the bag in action from Monday. Franklin Tech was among the schools that had action postponed Wednesday due to the MIAA’s new heat index rule. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 5/26/2021 5:37:29 PM
Wondering why a high school sporting event was canceled on a hot day without any other weather variables? Check out the new MIAA Heat Modification Policy.
The policy — which was adopted Jan. 16, 2019 and went into effect July 1, 2019 — is a way to ensure that sporting events or practices will not be held if a playing surface reaches a specific Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT).