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NCHSAA moves into Phase 2 of reopening plan on Aug. 3, will allow usage of some equipment
https://www.highschoolot.com/nchsaa-moves-into-phase-2-of-reopening-plan-on-aug-3-will-allow-usage-of-some-equipment/19201196/?version=amp
By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has voted on and passed a plan for phase two of its resumption of sports workouts.
Phase two, which the NCHSAA will allow schools to move to on Aug. 3, will not change the number of athletes allowed to participate in workouts, but it will allow the use of some shared equipment — such as balls. Social distancing must be maintained.
https://wwwcache.highschoolot.com/asset/content/2020/07/28/19208518/Phase2SummerReopeningofNCHSAASports-DMID1-5nnoh1sxt.pdf
NCHSAA Phase 2 Guidelines
Wearing of protective equipment remains prohibited and equipment must be disinfected frequently. Disinfecting equipment is required between usage by different pods of athletes.
What's different from phase one?
Use of sports-specific equipment, such as balls, may be used. All athletic equipment, including balls, must be cleaned frequently and prior to use by another pod. Previously, no shared equipment was permitted.
If necessary to bring a student into an athletic training room, a licensed athletic trainer must be present and appropriate disinfecting must occur afterwards. Athletes were previously not allowed in training rooms unless it was an emergency.
What remains the same?
Adequate cleaning schedules are still required. Hand sanitizer must be readily available. Students encouraged to shower and wash clothing immediately after returning home.
Workouts remain limited to 90 minutes per session.
Outside gatherings are limited to 25 people. Gatherings in gymnasiums are limited to 10 people. Gatherings include athletes, coaches, managers, trainers, etc.
Pre-workout symptom and temperature checks remain required.
Coaches, staff, managers must maintain six-feet of social distance and are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering at all times. Athletes are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering when not engaged in physical activity.
No team travel is permitted during phase two.
No sharing of water bottles. Hydration stations cannot be used by individuals.
Locker rooms are closed.
Weight rooms and mat rooms remain closed. Weights, mats, and other equipment may be moved outdoors if spaced 12 feet apart. Weights and mats must be disinfected between each use. Spotters must wear a mask.
Spectators are not allowed.
No sharing of towels, clothing, shoes, or other athletic attire.
HighSchoolOT has learned that the NCHSAA will hold a webinar on Thursday morning with athletic directors from schools across the state. The goal of the webinar is to help answer any questions school-level athletic administrators have about the current plan for sports resumption.
Whether or not schools and teams are allowed to participate in summer workouts is up to individual school districts. Based on HighSchoolOT data, 42.6% of NCHSAA member schools have resumed workouts while 55.8% remain shut down.
On June 15, the NCHSAA permitted its member schools to resume limited summer workouts under phase one guidance, which was restrictive and did not allow for the use of any shared equipment. The NCHSAA has operated under phase one since that date.
Last week, the NCHSAA announced the official start of the fall sports season would be delayed from Aug. 1, until at least Sep. 1.
The phased approach to resuming sports activities has been developed by the NCHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. There is no word on what guidelines will look like for phase three or when the third phase may be effective.
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A question for the Blog:
If Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools goes completely "Virtual" this afternoon, how can they allow Fall Sports to take place?
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CMS Supt. Earnest Winston in exclusive Q&A: on school reopening, fall sports and more
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article244600877.html
BY LANGSTON WERTZ JR.
JULY 30, 2020 02:59 PM , UPDATED JULY 30, 2020 03:40 PM
Q. CMS is going to remote learning (a special Board Meeting was scheduled to further discuss reopening plans Thursday afternoon). Would CMS students who are remote learners be eligible to play sports in your opinion?
“Well, that would be a challenge. We certainly appreciate the concerns and the thoughts that parents and all members of our community have when it comes to our students and our student-athletes. There’s a lot of disappointment around the decision to postpone the athletic activity on our campuses this summer. And then we also know that there’s the uncertainty around the fall sports season. And so, we continue to await guidance from the N.C. High School Athletic Association, and we anticipate that within the next several weeks they may come out with some guidance, and then the governor, hopefully prior to that, will make an announcement. These are painstaking decisions that impact all of us, and we do not reach any of these decisions lightly. So, we will have to await that guidance before we make a determination on whether to move forward with fall sports.”
Q. Last week, a group of CMS student-athletes protested at CMS headquarters about the ability to play this fall. What impact, if any, did that have on those within the system?
“In addition to myself, other members of the district leadership team watched that event very closely. Students did what we taught them to do. They saw an issue that they’re very passionate about. They used their voice to provide some advocacy, and they did it the right way. It was peaceful. If students, frankly, were silent on the issue, I probably would’ve been a little bit disappointed, but they took an opportunity to talk about the benefits of of athletics.”
Q. The NCHSAA has allowed member schools to begin summer workouts, but CMS has not started yet. Why is that?
“What we have seen locally is that the numbers have not been moving in the right direction. And so, we have committed that we will allow that process to begin as soon as we feel like it is safe for students to be able to workout voluntarily, as well as coaches, because coaches have to be there. In terms of the guidance from the N.C. High School Athletic Association, one of the things that we are awaiting is whether or not we will have a fall sports season or if it’ll be condensed or exactly what that will look like. And so until we’re able to get that guidance and we hear from the governor, whether he plans to stay in phase two, or if we will move to another phase, I think all of those factors will help inform our decision.
Q. Do you have a point, a metric, that says “Go or no go with workouts”?
“At our Board of Education meeting last week, that (was part of) the feedback that the board provided to me and staff, is that we would like to be able to have a set of metrics that we can use to determine whether we should move from one phase to another phase. And so, we’re going to create a medical advisory team that will be comprised of leadership at our public health department, as well as our private health care providers. We will have district staff from central office on that team as well. That Advisory Council will deliberate and they will come back and recommend a set of metrics that we can use as part of our decision making process. So that process is well underway.”
Q. If there are no fall sports or sports this year, many parents are wondering about a “gap” year, where a senior could come back to high school next year. Your feelings on that.
“That that is something that we have not studied very closely, but it’s something that we will look at, so I can’t tell you at this particular point that I have an opinion on that particular scenario and what that could look like. We would have to study that a little bit more before we make a determination about that.”
Q. What about middle school athletics this year?
“it is our expectation that when we announce what our plans are for high school athletics, that we will do the same for middle school athletics. We know that our high school athletics program does significantly fund our middle school athletics, so that’s a decision that we will make, along with our high school decision.”
Q. Some of the schools in CMS have facilities that are far better than others. Your thoughts here?
“That is one of the things that disturbs me and that keeps me up at night, not only the inequities that I see in our classroom, but also the disparities that I see when it comes to our facilities. At many of our schools, the buildings are a lot older which means that the athletic facilities and all of the other things on that campus are older and we recently went to voters a few years ago, and they responded overwhelmingly with a successful bond referendum that allows us to update our school facilities....We don’t have all of the resources that we need to be able to update all of our facilities. That’s just a reality that exists, but it still is a concern that I have, because you know when I when I attend football games, I have an opportunity to visit different schools and check out the facilities, and it is not always fair that a student in one part of town does not have the access to the same facilities that students in another part of town (do). And so we’ve got some work to do in that regard to make sure that we’re providing those equitable opportunities for all of our students.”