So the MHSAA made a big decision on Friday afternoon.
The league announced that they will not change seasons
meaning that fall sports will proceed in the fall however there will be contingency
plans in place if there are possible interruptions because of the coronavirus.
The move by the MHSAA means that they will proceed as
schedule and go against Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recommendation that fall
and spring sports switch.
Whitmer recommended the MHSAA switch in a June 30th
press conference but according to the league they decided that switching the
seasons was not feasible.
If the MHSAA cannot have fall sports in the fall then they
have a plan to move them to 2021 and it is likely that the season could end in
July.
Michigan right now is in Phase Four of Whitmer’s Return to
School and Economic plan but with cases rising in the State Whitmer has said
that the State could return to Phase Three which means all athletics are suspended
and schools go to remote learning which nobody wants.
The MHSAA will meet again on July 29th.
Thoughts
I think it’s dangerous what the MHSAA is doing in wake of
seeing the cases rise but the kids want to play that’s the bottom line.
For this to work, students need to be in school although if
schools go to a hybrid model it can also be done as well. I still believe you
can have low risk sports in Phase Three even though schools would go to remote
learning but that’s my opinion.
The worst case scenario is if this issue becomes political
very similar to schools. Nobody wants to see that happen.
Let the kids play that’s the bottom line.
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