Any wish for a high school football season this fall seems to be gone. Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a set of limitations on high school, youth and adult leisure sports on Wednesday. Football, which is classified as a higher-risk sport, will only be enabled non-contact practices according to the states current standards.
” These are incredibly important minutes in the lives of our children,” Pritzker said. “When the multi-billion-dollar sports leagues with multi-million-dollar athletes are having a hard time to protect their players it is obvious there wont be sufficient defense for kids on our schools playing fields.
The IHSA board is anticipated to reveal a choice on fall sports tomorrow. They could change the entire sports calendar, which would scrap the fall and have the three seasons cut down and start in Dec.
The IHSA closed down the young boys state basketball competition on March 12, the day prior to the Class 1A and 2A semifinals were arranged. Spring sports tournaments were canceled on April 21.
Fall sports played in Illinois consist of football, ladies and boys cross country, boys and ladies golf, kids soccer, women swimming, women tennis, women volleyball. Practices were scheduled to start on Aug. 10.
Pritzkers standards divide sports into 3 risk levels: lower, medium and higher. The sports in each danger level are allowed various amounts of play based on current public health conditions.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a set of restrictions on high school, youth and adult leisure sports on Wednesday. Football, which is classified as a higher-risk sport, will only be allowed non-contact practices according to the states existing standards.
” The NBA has actually resorted to containing its players in a bubble to continue with its season. MLB is dealing with down a major outbreak. This virus is relentless and it spreads so easy that no amount of limitations appears to keep it off the playing field.”
According to the states present conditions the lower danger sports (tennis, baseball, golf) will be allowed to have regional games. Medium level sports (basketball) can have no-contact practices.
Summertime exercises and practices have been permitted under different moving standards for the previous few months.
” Its really uncomfortable, frankly, for everybody to make this awareness,” Pritzker said. “With increasing rates of spread and rising positivity rates throughout Illinois and the United States this is a situation where the hardest choice is likewise the safest option.”
The IHSA board is anticipated to announce a decision on fall sports tomorrow. They might simply delay fall sports for a few weeks. They could change the entire sports calendar, which would scrap the fall and have the three seasons cut down and start in Dec.
Pritzkers complete set of guidelines is here.
Pritzker released a set of guidelines for youth and high school sports on the states coronavirus website.
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Pritzkers surprise statement took the thunder from the Illinois High School Associations board of directors, which is anticipated to reveal a full prepare for this years high school sports schedule later on Wednesday.
