Following a visit to schools in Frederick County on Thursday, Governor Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon announced the return of fall sports in Maryland. Each local school system will now have the ability to officially start the interscholastic athletic fall season in secondary schools beginning Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
“Getting our kids back on the playing field and allowing youth sports to resume this fall is critical for the social and mental well-being of our students,” said Governor Hogan. “Now that all 24 jurisdictions have submitted plans to resume in-person instruction, allowing fall sports to begin next month marks another important step on our road to recovery.”
All 24 school systems have now submitted plans to begin resuming in-person instruction this fall. To date, 11 local school systems—Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett, St. Mary’s, Washington, and Worcester—have announced plans to bring students back onto school campuses for in-person athletic opportunities this fall.
October 7 Option For Fall Sports.
- All school systems shall, as soon as possible, provide conditioning and training opportunities utilizing the current available options provided by the MPSSAA.
- On October 7, 2020, all local school systems may choose to begin formal fall sport season practices in preparation for a competition season which will begin on October 27. All practices and preparation must be in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) required practice regulations, and all face covering and public health protocols established by the state and local health departments.
- The state is expanding the seasonal competition timeframes as previously announced for all winter and spring sports within this plan.
- The October 7 option provides for seven weeks of competition for fall sports—including cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, and volleyball:
- First available practice date: October 7, 2020
- First available competition date: October 27, 2020 (Golf may resume competition on October 7, 2020.)
- Last play date: December 12, 2020
- Culminating event/tournament: December 14-19, 2020
- With the October 7 option, winter sports can begin practice on December 14, and spring sports can begin practice on March 15. Additional details will be provided by MPSSAA.
- Local school systems that choose not to exercise the October 7 option for fall sports may utilize the Second Semester Plan option as previously announced.
20 comments:
The horse is out of the barn
Sports is dead
Should’ve done this in August late Larry strikes again
No.
Why?
Because I said NO.
Isn't that the world we live in now?? What I say is the answer no matter what and then "protest" if I don't get my way.
(snicker snicker)
Happy TGIF folks - stay safe and don't get run over by the kids this weekend!
So is Hogan saying covid is over. What a 360 he has done over night.
We are slowly inching our way back to a November 4th reopening.
Always good news to read, sports today are 85% black participants so this is a great way of culling the herd. (Covid)
BAM 1016!
great news - the blacks can't play sports and loot at the same time
Exactly 926
What about the massive spread from OC Bike Week? Everyone living on the eastern shore should be positive by now. What an overblown bogus hoax this covid 19 is.
Should be NO sports until 2021 !!! Fact
It’s highschool numb nuts
Duke of Hazard > Governor Boss Hog is a
Democrat in disguise !!!
Backwards and scared Wicomico county isn't listed. If teachers are not willing to work cut the pay and give it to the parents.
There isn’t any guidelines or anything else to go by so sports will not happen at least until after the first of the year... not enough time to organize a season
Omg! Sports can begin but schools can't? I'm getting sick and tired of doing the Teacher's job for FREE! The WCBOE needs to seriously get their S##t together. And the teachers union needs to stop complaining and stop expecting parents to continue with this game of ill teach just enough to get a paycheck. PUT THE KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL AND EDUCATE THEM!!! IT'S YOUR JOB! This is getting to be way out of control. Yet these same teachers are out in town, going to ocean city, shopping. Being it groups more than 10. And so on.. but they can't go to the SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN! HOGAN NEEDS TO PUT A END TO THIS CRAP
Duke of Hazard state Maryland certainly sucked on Unemployment & cares NOT for MD
taxpayer citizens or the kids at school !!!
Common sense is to keep kids home, they ALL
have computers & sports is NOT a necessity
Only a Niceity !!! Lives More important !!!
Boss Hog just wants to quickly lift all
Co-vid restrictions Just so Md don't have to
pay out any more Unemployment $$ & Keep the
Federal $$$ for themselves that was meant for
You !!!
Trying to force kids to school & you to work!
Not fair to punish all teachers, plenty want to work and aren't liberals wanting to stay at home with their hands out under the guise of health concerns.
@919 Sure they do. The streets are flooded with them in protest.
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