Syracuse, N.Y.– New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday okayed for the start of lower-risk fall high school sports to begin, but football will be limited to practice-only.
Cuomo stated sports such as tennis, soccer, cross country, field hockey and swimming can begin practicing and after that playing in all areas of the state. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has actually set the start of fall sports as Sept. 21.
Cuomo stated those sports are forbidden from practicing or playing outside their regions up until at least Oct. 19 since of coronavirus issues.
As a greater danger sport, Cuomo said football can practice but not yet play. Winter season sports battling and ice hockey also fall under this classification.
” Were doing this in stages. We want to see what the impact is. We want to see how it works,” Cuomo said.
According to the National Federation of High Schools, 17 states have canceled fall football.
The NYSPHAA will now take the guidelines set up by Cuomo and create specific prepare for a fall schedule. NYSPHAA executive director Robert Zayas tweeted that his coronavirus task force will fulfill Tuesday to additional address the problem.
They are:
California
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Lindsay Kramer is a press reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard and syracuse.com. Got a comment or idea for a story? He can be reached by means of e-mail at [email protected].
We desire to see what the result is. We desire to see how it works,” Cuomo said.
Lindsay Kramer is a press reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard and syracuse.com. Got a comment or idea for a story? He can be reached by means of email at [email protected].
