With Los Angeles County meeting the 14 cases per 100,000 residents threshold, with a reported 12.3 case number on Tuesday, schools within the county can once again begin playing outdoor, contact sports By Jordan Green After nearly a year of exhausting patience and deep frustration, high schools within Los Angeles County can resume their outdoor…
High School Sports Takes One Step Forward Towards a Return
By Jordan Green After months of waiting for a return, several counties and school districts can now prepare for upcoming high school and youth athletic seasons With the adjusted state guidelines that the California Department of Public Health and Gov. Gavin Newsome announced Friday morning, several high school and youth sports programs were given a…
CIF Revises Previous Commitment to Ban Simultaneous Play
The banned cohorting between club and high school sports was re-evaluated Wednesday morning, allowing a majority of players to compete on both. Despite announcing in January that they would not allow players to compete on high school and club teams at the same time, the CIF announced on Wednesday that those guidelines would be revised,…
NFHS Eliminates Risk Categories, Revises Guidance Document from May 2020
Five factors are highlighted in the NFHS’s new “Statement on Risk of COVID-19 During High School Sports.” By Jordan Green Last year in May the National Federation of State High School Associations Sports Medicine Advisory Committee released a statement that focused on guidelines towards a return to high school athletics from COVID-19. In the release,…
While Stay-At-Home Order is Lifted, Cross Country Faces Early Obstacles
Cross country programs all throughout Los Angeles County are preparing to compete, but COVID-19 restrictions remain in the way. Despite the CIF-SS announcing last week that fall playoff tournaments and championships will be canceled for the 2021 season, hope remained that regular seasons would continue to take place. One of the rare fall sports that…
CIF Won’t Allow Players To Simultaneously Compete in Club and High School Sports
With most high school sports having the clear to compete, CIF reaffirms its previous position of not allowing simultaneous play with club teams. Just one day after the CIF Southern Section announced they will not host fall championships, Ronald W. Nocetti, the executive director for the CIF, announced last week that they will not allow…