Teams will be allowed to play standard Thanksgiving Day video games, however no other fall sports competitors will be allowed after Nov. 22.
” High school sports are school-based, so we need to very first guarantee all is in order with the opening of our schools,” stated Colleen Maguire, the NJSIAAs Chief Operating Officer, in the release. “After that, we can start playing sports. Darren Cooper is a high school sports columnist for NorthJersey.com.
New Jersey is going to try to play high school sports in the fall, however not for long.
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) launched its “Return to Play” design for the fall season which calls for the start of video games Thursday, October 1 (women tennis will start Sept. 28) with the season ending Thanksgiving weekend.
Official practice for fall sports will begin Sept. 14.
Phase 1 of the summertime workout duration, with limited contact and small groups, opens on Monday.
The NJSIAA is recommending schools that they can begin their schedules with whatever video games they have actually scheduled for October 1 and beyond, however leagues and conferences have the discretion to adopt new schedules.
For football, this indicates 6 regular-season video games. The tentative strategies require football playoffs to be the weekend of Nov. 14 and Nov. 20. Teams will be permitted to play standard Thanksgiving Day games, however no other fall sports competitors will be allowed after Nov. 22.
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Women tennis will conclude its regular season on October 23 and have a six-day post-season from Oct. 26 to Oct. 31.
All other fall sports (ladies volley ball, tennis and cross-country) are slated to begin official practice Sept. 14 with games starting Oct. 1 and concluding Nov. 12. The post-season dates are Nov. 13-22.
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Consisted of in the NJSIAAs plan is a scheduled two-week hiatus of summertime practices from August 29 to September 13.
” High school sports are school-based, so we require to first guarantee all is in order with the opening of our schools,” said Colleen Maguire, the NJSIAAs Chief Operating Officer, in the release. “After that, we can begin playing sports.
Darren Cooper is a high school sports columnist for NorthJersey.com. For full access to live ratings, breaking news and analysis from our Varsity Aces group, subscribe today. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter and download our app.
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