CIAC will pause all fall sports activities until Aug 24

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NJ is a go for fall outdoor high school sports. Soccer and even football will start practice 9/14. Games 10/1.

They just confirmed with press release tonight

Great! Post that in the New Jersey thread, tard!

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Montana soccer a go! Just announced.

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Great! Post that in the New Jersey thread, tard!

CT, NY, MA, NJ and RI have been working together for months to develop similar, guidelines, openings etc. If our neighbors are having sports it is a good sign for here.

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UPDATE!

No decisions made at the virtual meeting between CIAC and Dept of Health.

DPH remains firm that schools reopen first before fall sports begin!

Which was happening already. Nearly a 3 week delay from school start to first games.

So, if it's cancelled we should blame DPH? Sounds like they are the ones squashing it even though our health data doesn't warrant it.

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WFSB had a brief segment on it this morning. CIAC was presented with FIVE alternative plans. They're overthinking this. I bet we don't hear anything until next week.

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WFSB had a brief segment on it this morning. CIAC was presented with FIVE alternative plans. They're overthinking this. I bet we don't hear anything until next week.

That is what poor leadership looks like.

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That is what poor leadership looks like.

Ditto!

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The CIAC unpreparedness last week (and false announcement) made them look like a bunch of gafoons. If sports go forward, will they (or DPH) keep pushing additional requirements as the weeks go on?

My conjecture, schools with money prevail and the poorer district sports fold for the fall.

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CT, NY, MA, NJ and RI have been working together for months to develop similar, guidelines, openings etc. If our neighbors are having sports it is a good sign for here.

Hopefully there is no widespread adoption of the MA new rules.

https://www.mayouthsoccer.org/assets..._august_15.pdf

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...onday/2178359/

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The CIAC unpreparedness last week (and false announcement) made them look like a bunch of gafoons. If sports go forward, will they (or DPH) keep pushing additional requirements as the weeks go on?

My conjecture, schools with money prevail and the poorer district sports fold for the fall.

That's already started - New Haven already pulled the plug last week. Danbury stopped youth sports but will probably stop HS sports also. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hartford and Bridgeport fold also.

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That's already started - New Haven already pulled the plug last week. Danbury stopped youth sports but will probably stop HS sports also. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hartford and Bridgeport fold also.

COVID doesn't impact communities with a higher per capita income. Everyone knows that

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COVID doesn't impact communities with a higher per capita income. Everyone knows that

Duh - fewer minorities, better overall health (plus having actual healthcare), money to be able to hire tutors, white collar jobs that can be done at home, no public transportation.

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Duh - fewer minorities, better overall health (plus having actual healthcare), money to be able to hire tutors, white collar jobs that can be done at home, no public transportation.

So do you only play teams at a same socioeconomic status?

Southington and Farmington play Bristol. Bristol is a mixed bag but has plenty of folks on welfare that utilize public transportation and have parents working in public everyday.

Your defender battles their forward for 80 minutes in a HS game. one of them is positive? Does it transmit?

How do we handle the aftermath of learning one of them tests positive? Both team take two weeks off?

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COVID doesn't impact communities with a higher per capita income. Everyone knows that

uh, if i remember correctly fairfield county is where it all started from and they were leading in the state with most cases and deaths

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So do you only play teams at a same socioeconomic status?

Southington and Farmington play Bristol. Bristol is a mixed bag but has plenty of folks on welfare that utilize public transportation and have parents working in public everyday.

Your defender battles their forward for 80 minutes in a HS game. one of them is positive? Does it transmit?

How do we handle the aftermath of learning one of them tests positive? Both team take two weeks off?

It's not a matter of what teams you play normally (ours plays an assortment from very affluent to anything but) but who will be left to play if poorer districts pull out of fall sports.

As for your other question yes those are the things school administrators need to figure out. However, kids are much more likely to get Covid from their family members, teammates or a classmate than an opponent they passed a few times on an outdoor soccer pitch