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And I wasn’t just talking about PA...I said all smaller conferences that can play some games.Last time I checked, I do not think there is a college conference in PA at any level that is moving ahead with Fall Sports. Correct me if I am wrong?
You would be mistaken. Temple is in the American Athletic Conference, which is still planning to play football.
Penn State has already set that bar pretty high...Think about if the other three P5 conferences play, all the smaller colleges that are allowing games still play, high schools and middle schools play, and there are no problems....that could be the biggest blunder in the history of leadership of any type.
Good point, but this would dwarf even Penn State’s blunder.Penn State has already set that bar pretty high...
Funny, high school leaders don’t fold up for the governor, but Barron does....better leadership at the high school level...that explains a lot.
Wolf just came out with a new school mask mandate this afternoon. Students will be required to wear masks all day in school except when they are eating, etc. My view is all schools will be virtual by the end of the week.
Doesn't look good for fall sports
I find this to be an interesting graphic
Yeah good luck getting a 2nd grader to wear a mask all day and not have it become an immediate distraction.
His solution is 14 minute classes and everyone will be fine.I have no idea why this is in this thread, as 2nd graders do not participate in PIAA sports.
If you're complaining about PA's Dept. of Ed and Dept. of Health mandating that students wear masks at all times while at school, it's not as though they just invented the idea to be nuisance to students, teachers, and administrators. The aforementioned PA Departments issued the mandate after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated their guidelines, in which they strongly recommended that children aged two and older should wear face coverings at all times to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
I have no idea why this is in this thread, as 2nd graders do not participate in PIAA sports.
If you're complaining about PA's Dept. of Ed and Dept. of Health mandating that students wear masks at all times while at school, it's not as though they just invented the idea to be nuisance to students, teachers, and administrators. The aforementioned PA Departments issued the mandate after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated their guidelines, in which they strongly recommended that children aged two and older should wear face coverings at all times to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Good for the PIAA. If you are a Superintendent or school board member....you now have the choice of ignoring the recommendation of the governor, board of health and state education dept. and moving ahead with sports. I'm seriously wondering how many district legal counsels and insurance carriers will recommend this.
Good for the PIAA. If you are a Superintendent or school board member....you now have the choice of ignoring the recommendation of the governor, board of health and state education dept. and moving ahead with sports. I'm seriously wondering how many district legal counsels and insurance carriers will recommend this.
The Big Ten produced a schedule a few days before they shut down. I have league schedules for the 17 schools I service in our computer system for all fall sports 7-12 and all winter sports. My post was in reference to decision makers (BOE and School Superintendents) actually moving forward in the face of recommendations from the major governmental agencies in the state. I'm just buttering my popcorn. I could be wrong....but I don't think this is over yet.Quite a few. Many leagues are currently working on their schedules.
Unfortunately that is one of the biggest reasons we cancelled our youth league. Some of the parents still went nuts though.Good for the PIAA. If you are a Superintendent or school board member....you now have the choice of ignoring the recommendation of the governor, board of health and state education dept. and moving ahead with sports. I'm seriously wondering how many district legal counsels and insurance carriers will recommend this.
It's just my opinion, as an observer from a distance.......Lombardi has put every District Superintendent in the cross hairs. As you stated, the emotion of "let them play," is one matter, the protocols and procedures not to mention the liability risks are another. It's easy to sneeze at them, as long as it is not your ass that's hanging out.Unfortunately that is one of the biggest reasons we cancelled our youth league. Some of the parents still went nuts though.
Because I'm an interested observer. I've been involved in this sort of thing for about 48 years. This is like nothing any of us has ever experienced. I only know that administratively (education) its unheard of to thumb your nose at "recommendations" that involve health and safety.Why would you possibly be buttering your popcorn?
I am very nervous about what will happen here in NY, even if the governor lifts his ban on interscholastic sports. I wonder if the insurance carriers for schools and officials organizations will get "cold feet."Unfortunately that is one of the biggest reasons we cancelled our youth league. Some of the parents still went nuts though.
I'm sure it will. Good luck to all of them. Those that play and those that do not. All will have their hands full.Well, it's going to happen.
It's just my opinion, as an observer from a distance.......Lombardi has put every District Superintendent in the cross hairs. As you stated, the emotion of "let them play," is one matter, the protocols and procedures not to mention the liability risks are another. It's easy to sneeze at them, as long as it is not your ass that's hanging out.
Parents want 100% in school instruction and athletics as well.....so they can go on with their lives. I wonder what those emotions will convert to the minute a child has a serious permanent impact or worse from the virus. The same people who quote the "odds" of this happening also play the lottery. LOL
If you check the thread I predicted that insurance carriers could well be the determining factor in this mess.The PIAA appears inclined to recommend continuing play, but at the same time their catastrophic insurance policy doesn’t cover infectious or viral disease. And it doesn’t seem cost effective to add that so that will fall to the individual schools to weigh whether they want to take that risk or can afford to increase coverage.
https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/20...me-hurdle-fall-high-school-sports/5608615002/
If you check the thread I predicted that insurance carriers could well be the determining factor in this mess.