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Weber board hears possible UHSAA-driven limits on practice hours, discusses ninth-grade eligibility and emerging sports
Summary
Superintendent Butters told the board the Utah High School Activities Association survey and possible legislation could add a summer moratorium and lower allowed practice hours from 20 to 15 per week; the board also discussed a UHSAA handbook change allowing some junior-high participants to try out for high school teams and the potential sanctioning of pickleball and mountain biking.
Superintendent Butters updated the Weber School District board on pending conversations at the Utah High School Activities Association and at the state Legislature that could affect local high-school athletics. She said Representative Katie Hall circulated a survey about adding a third summer all-sports moratorium and tightening limits on school-sponsored off-season participation, and that one proposal under consideration would reduce weekly practice caps from 20 hours to 15 hours.
"She claims that she's hearing from a lot of patrons that say practices are lasting too long during the week," Butters said, describing the…
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