Syracuse, N.Y.– The playbook is there, crammed cover to cover with strategies and contingencies for getting New York states 198,000 fall high school athletes on the field at some time over the next several months.
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced its intend on Thursday after another conference of its coronavirus task force. The target date of the beginning of fall sports was pressed back a month, tentatively to Sept. 21. Fall state competitions have actually been canceled.
The single greatest takeaway from Thursday is that every syllable of the NYSPHAAs strategy stays extremely fluid. The states strategy is precisely that, recommendations still based on the approval of the state education department and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the re-opening of schools, as well as to the coronavirus itself.
I woke up yesterday at 4 a.m., I woke up this early morning at 3:45 to get started with the day and preparation and planning. Its also the most tough circumstance our school superintendents, our school principals, our athletic directors, our instructors, our coaches have all been a part of.
Heres a rundown of some of Zayas crucial points from Thursdays teleconference:
Whats the choice timeline appear like?
” Right now were extremely much conscious that the reason that these decisions are being made by state authorities is to continue to slow the spread, is to address the infection rates and so that way we can go back to some sense of normalcy in an accountable way. There is no definitive timeline as to when well know when we can resume interscholastic sports. Were confident that its quickly, but again, these decisions are being based upon data and out of an abundance of care for the student-athletes, coaches and school administrators.”
Whats permitted right now?
” At this point in time, interscholastic sports, by the assistance that we were supplied on Monday, is generally on hold. Whichs according to the New York state department of health. That refers to school districts hosting those kinds of programs,” Zayas said.
School-run exercises and practices for scholastic sports are still not allowed.
What about captains of sports holding casual exercises?
” I believe we need to be extremely careful in any type of events that are hosted. Theres a huge difference in between a group of trainees simply getting together and then if theres camps that are being hosted and run by individuals that have put a good deal of thinking into those camps. So I believe we simply need to, as were doing in several aspects of our lives, we need to be really cognizant of who were hanging around with, how were investing time with those people, and what criteria from a security point of view are being carried out.”
Why was the date of Sept. 21 chose as a starting goal?
” It was simply a chance to give our schools the opportunity to get students into an academic mindset, to be able to attend to the social distancing, the face masks and examine and implement all of the assistance that theyve been getting. I believed an additional 4 weeks included to the time frame would be useful to our schools this year.”
Could fall sports be extended into the scheduling void developed by state play cancellation?
” If we are able to have a fall sports season, it could essentially go 15 weeks as our fall sports schedule extends right now. That would be the parameters that we would be looking at.”
Can some non-contact sports be played if more physical sports cant?
” If we were to be okayed for low-risk, or non-contact sports in the fall, could we possibly have cross-country and tennis and ladies swimming however not have the ability to host soccer, field football, volley ball and hockey? Thats probably a most likely scenario that might happen. And if that did, then that would be the catalyst for going to the condensed season model to maintain those 4 fall sports that would not be able to be played at its time.”
What about the overlap in schedules if the state has to go to a condensed season?
The state will try to work all three sports seasons into the second half of the school year if the fall schedule cant be played as arranged. Winter season sports would be played Jan. 4-Mar. 13, followed by fall sports Mar. 1-May 8 and spring sports Apr. 5-Jun. 12.
” And right now, we have to have spring sports done by mid-June due to the fact that of the Regents graduations and tests. We are extremely much in a time restraint situation if were going to be able to provide those participation chances for trainees.”
” If I might add more weeks to the year I definitely would, “Zayas stated.” The problem that we have is if we are going to go to the condensed season design, and this design is also being made use of by numerous state high school athletic associations throughout the country, if we have to go with the condensed season design we will see an overlap of about four weeks between what is season 2, fall sports, and season three, spring sports. You might not start the fall sports in season 2 any earlier than March 1st, and they may be just too early due to the fact that of field conditions and severe weather condition.
Can an athlete complete in more than one university sport at the very same time?
” Thats going to depend on a school district or an area. At the state high school athletic association, we have no policies or guidelines avoiding a student from playing soccer and football at the exact same, or wrestling and basketball in the same season. As we take a look at some of the concerns and a few of the challenges that might present themselves, if we do have to make use of the condensed season model were going to be versatile and were going to take the student-athletes as our main focus and our primary concern.”
What about athletes who have to select amongst overlapping sports if the seasons are condensed?
If the 3 seasons are condensed after Jan. 1, could there still be state tournaments in those sports?
” Its certainly not a good circumstance. Ive already been seeing things on social media which seems to be one of the most significant criticisms of what might be a condensed season format. However my main objective as the executive director is to offer the opportunity to participate for every single student-athlete in every sport.
” Now, will choices need to be made? Sadly, thats probably going to occur. However I believe thats a much better option than having trainees need to be informed, as we did back in March, that their season was completely canceled. My objective is to maintain every sport season for every single trainee athlete in the state of New York if were given the ability to do so by state officials.”
” I believe its too quickly to figure out that. If we can provide a season and after that have some kind of a culminating event, I think that would be a big achievement.”
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” If we are able to have a fall sports season, it could basically go 15 weeks as our fall sports schedule extends right now. If the fall schedule cant be played as arranged, the state will try to work all 3 sports seasons into the second half of the school year. 13, followed by fall sports Mar. 1-May 8 and spring sports Apr. 5-Jun.” The issue that we have is if we are going to go to the condensed season design, and this model is likewise being made use of by a number of state high school athletic associations throughout the nation, if we have to go with the condensed season model we will see an overlap of about four weeks between what is season two, fall sports, and season 3, spring sports. My objective is to preserve every sport season for every trainee professional athlete in the state of New York if were given the ability to do so by state officials.”
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