Heat guidance for each rehearsal field
Estimated WBGT for the practice lot, the stadium, or any field you rehearse on, with what the heat chart calls for at that reading: rest breaks, time limits, and more.
For school marching bands
Long rehearsals in the sun. Clear calls when it counts.
Band camp means hours on a hot practice lot in the middle of summer, and the season runs right through storm season. Sports Safe watches lightning and heat for each rehearsal field you monitor, and tells your directors and staff when conditions change.
What matters to you
Built for how you work
Heat on turf and pavement
Heat index is measured in the shade. WBGT also accounts for sun and wind, which is what a band in full sun on a practice lot is out in. Sports Safe estimates WBGT for each field, and any field can carry its own adjustment for a sun baked lot.
A lot of students to move
Getting a full band and its instruments under cover takes time. A clear the field alert goes out when a strike lands inside the radius you set, and the all clear comes only after 30 minutes with no strikes inside it.
Heat rules that now include band
In Texas, the UIL heat stress guidelines cover marching band practices as well as athletics, starting with the 2026 to 2027 school year. Texas fields in Sports Safe are checked against the UIL chart.
What you get
The parts that help most
Plan band camp around the heat
WBGT, heat index, UV, and chance of rain for the next 12 hours, 24 hours, or 5 days, so rehearsal blocks can move to the cooler hours.
Schedules for rehearsal blocks
Set more than one window a day, like a morning block and an evening block, so alerts reach staff during rehearsal and stay quiet in between.
Clear the field alerts
On iPhone, clear the field alerts can sound even on silent or in Do Not Disturb, once a director allows them.
Messages to students and familiesTeam and up
Pick a message like Practice cancelled or a delay, add your own note, and send it to everyone at once. Students and parents join with a code and receive messages for free.
Compliance logOrganization
Log the WBGT readings your policy calls for, including readings from your meter. Each entry is timestamped and locked once saved, and the history exports as a CSV.
Games and competitions away
On any paid plan, monitor wherever you are standing for 3 hours, at a contest or an away game in another stadium.
Every director gets alertsTeam and up
Add assistant directors and staff as admins. Each signs in with their own login and chooses the fields and hazards they want alerts for.
Where to start
The Team plan, $24.99 a month
Most band programs start on Team: 5 monitored fields at a time, 2 admins, and messages to students and families. Choose Organization for the compliance log, 10 fields, and 4 admins.
FAQ
Common questions
Do the Texas heat rules apply to marching band?
Yes. The UIL heat stress guidelines cover marching band practices as well as athletic practices, starting August 1, 2026. Sports Safe checks Texas fields against the UIL chart. Your district's own policy may add to it, so follow whatever it requires.
Which heat chart does a band follow in other states?
Many state heat charts are written for athletics, and some districts apply them to band too. Each field uses your state's chart where Sports Safe has one, and the Korey Stringer Institute's regional WBGT guidelines everywhere else. You can choose a different chart for any field in its settings.
Do we still need a WBGT meter?
If your policy requires readings from an approved instrument, yes. Sports Safe estimates WBGT; it is not a meter. Use the meter for the official reading and log it in the compliance log.
Does it replace our lightning policy?
No. Sports Safe is a monitoring aid. Follow your school's lightning and heat policies and official warnings, and the directors and staff in charge make the call.
Keep every rehearsal on the safe side
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Apple WeatherOther data sources (opens in a new tab)
Heat and storm risk values are calculated from modified Apple Weather data.