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Panel backs measures to limit year‑round specialization and strengthen UHSAA enforcement after large survey of parents and coaches
Summary
The committee recommended HB 293 as amended to add a second one‑week summer moratorium, require an eight‑week sport‑specific off‑season (with UHSAA implementation), reduce weekly permitted practice hours from 20 to 15 (max 3 hours per day), and direct UHSAA to standardize penalties. Sponsors cited an 8,300‑response survey showing parental concern; UHSAA and district leaders urged caution to protect equity for rural and low‑income students.
Representative Katie Hall presented HB 293 after a survey she helped organize generated more than 8,300 responses from parents, students and coaches. Athletic director Rick Corbridge described spring scheduling pressures — multiple sports overlapping, intensive off‑season training and stretched facility/custodial capacity — and said coaches and families requested clearer off‑season…
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