There will be no fall XC. I've already come to terms with there being no races to do until maybe Christmas if not the spring. I'm going to live.
It is unfortunate but looking at the big picture it is better to skip a season or two of sports tan possibly getting more people sick. I don't think most student athletes are at risk but they very well could interact with others that are.
Lives > Sports
You mean college? High school baseball and softball are taking place in my state and a track meet is happening as I type. 300 high schoolers from 6 states are participating. So sports are taking place here and they will continue through the fall.
coaches rule the track wrote:
You mean college? High school baseball and softball are taking place in my state and a track meet is happening as I type. 300 high schoolers from 6 states are participating. So sports are taking place here and they will continue through the fall.
If college isn’t, there won’t be HS. Stop being delusional.
MyCorona wrote:
coaches rule the track wrote:
You mean college? High school baseball and softball are taking place in my state and a track meet is happening as I type. 300 high schoolers from 6 states are participating. So sports are taking place here and they will continue through the fall.
If college isn’t, there won’t be HS. Stop being delusional.
HS will vary by state. Some states finished out their HS spring sports seasons, no reason to think they wouldn't have fall sports as well. Wyoming and Montana's total Covid deaths are in the 20s for the entire outbreak, they will have school and sports this fall. So will Vermont, the Dakotas, Idaho...no reason those states can't have a normal fall school year with sports. Oregon and Washington have had their numbers well under control for quite a while. Even Massachusetts and New York have gotten their numbers low enough they might try for in person classes and sports this fall. The nice thing about HS sports is they are mostly contained in their individual states, so the states that have their numbers under control will likely be able to have in person classes and sports. In Colorado high school teams have already been practicing this summer, so far our numbers haven't jumped up, I think there is a possibility that they will try to have sports this fall.
afj23ur wrote:
There will be no fall XC. I've already come to terms with there being no races to do until maybe Christmas if not the spring. I'm going to live.
It is unfortunate but looking at the big picture it is better to skip a season or two of sports tan possibly getting more people sick. I don't think most student athletes are at risk but they very well could interact with others that are.
Lives > Sports
If this happened when I was in college, I'm certain that at least 3 of the guys on my D3 team would have committed suicide if an outdoor season and a cross country season were cancelled. Not me, my teammates.
This sport is the only thing that keeps many people sane. It's the one aspect of their life they have control over. Take that away, and it's BAD NEWS. Add to that the fact that if schools are going all online there's little access to counseling services through the school. The lack of social contacts will exacerbate the mental issues being dealt with.
I doubt there is a way to check the stats, but I bet more college students will die of suicide than of coronavirus in 2020.
There is a good possibility that sports will be cancelled for the fall. The United States has too many idiotic people, starting with the current president, who still after 5 months haven't taken this virus seriously. How many more people have to die before the idiots get it?
Several universities have already cancelled sports (DII) and several have already said classes will again only be on-line. I don't know how you justify only having athletes back on campus playing in empty stadiums, but not the general student body.
Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.
Questionable2 wrote:
There is a good possibility that sports will be cancelled for the fall. The United States has too many idiotic people, starting with the current president, who still after 5 months haven't taken this virus seriously. How many more people have to die before the idiots get it?
Several universities have already cancelled sports (DII) and several have already said classes will again only be on-line. I don't know how you justify only having athletes back on campus playing in empty stadiums, but not the general student body.
Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.
You like the main stream media don’t you?
Harvard cancelling all on ground classes for the school year is a bad omen. They were the ones who pulled the plug when this thing started and everyone thought they were overreacting. I don’t think kids will be on campus this fall let alone play sports.
It’s hard to overstate how much we messed this up. The reality is that fall college and sports were a low possibility but no way it happens
kdnd wrote:
Harvard cancelling all on ground classes for the school year is a bad omen. They were the ones who pulled the plug when this thing started and everyone thought they were overreacting. I don’t think kids will be on campus this fall let alone play sports.
It’s hard to overstate how much we messed this up. The reality is that fall college and sports were a low possibility but no way it happens
Harvard can afford to be online because they have a massive enrollment and no money problems. Other schools would be financially ruined if they moved online.
Those of you speculating don’t get it. This IS happening. Starts with Ivy tomorrow. There won’t be fall sports for college. Period. Ncaa will hand down a full fall championship cancellation. Football will play in spring. It’s not an “if”. It is happening.
john hopkins cancelled all fall sports
If there isn't any XC than I am not sure 2000 people running indoors makes sense lets hope for outdoor 2021
coahc wrote:
If there isn't any XC than I am not sure 2000 people running indoors makes sense lets hope for outdoor 2021
Keyword “Hope,” I think they’re just stringing is along at this point.
Centennial Conference in PA, MD, VA has cancelled all fall sports
afj23ur wrote:
Lives > Sports
Lol enough of this.
Once you start to see decisions as trade-offs rather than all-or-nothing verdicts you're able to properly assess the situation.
The NCAA and other sports bodies need to run objective risk assessments uninfluenced by hysteria. We know that over 40% of covid deaths are from nursing homes. We know symptoms are almost always mild in children and young adults. Make a decision based on facts, not hyperbole.
Beyond sports, when you completely shut down society you prevent a few hundred covid deaths over the course of several months (the seen) but you also seriously exacerbate mental health problems (the unseen). At some point you have to admit society is worse off for continuing indefinite shutdowns.
I agree, but if we are going to put kids in my classroom sports should also be a go. I can social distance my XC team better than I can my classroom. That said, things are changing on a daily basis, I'm not sure if we will be in the classroom in August or have sports...more wait and see and I'm in CT with one of the lowest rates of Covid right now.
yolouse wrote:
john hopkins cancelled all fall sports
"JohnS Hopkins"
a college coach mid major wrote:
Those of you speculating don’t get it. This IS happening. Starts with Ivy tomorrow. There won’t be fall sports for college. Period. Ncaa will hand down a full fall championship cancellation. Football will play in spring. It’s not an “if”. It is happening.
Crawl back to your doomsday bunker with your 10-year supply of Spam and bottled water. Life is too short. I'll be attending Auburn football game. Hope to see some of you there. Paulo knows how to find me.
trollin' along wrote:
a college coach mid major wrote:
Those of you speculating don’t get it. This IS happening. Starts with Ivy tomorrow. There won’t be fall sports for college. Period. Ncaa will hand down a full fall championship cancellation. Football will play in spring. It’s not an “if”. It is happening.
Crawl back to your doomsday bunker with your 10-year supply of Spam and bottled water. Life is too short. I'll be attending Auburn football game. Hope to see some of you there. Paulo knows how to find me.
No you won’t be. No fall sports.
trollin' along wrote:
a college coach mid major wrote:
Those of you speculating don’t get it. This IS happening. Starts with Ivy tomorrow. There won’t be fall sports for college. Period. Ncaa will hand down a full fall championship cancellation. Football will play in spring. It’s not an “if”. It is happening.
Crawl back to your doomsday bunker with your 10-year supply of Spam and bottled water. Life is too short. I'll be attending Auburn football game. Hope to see some of you there. Paulo knows how to find me.
Penn State hasn’t sold one football ticket yet. Coincidence?