Earlier this week, the Governor's Administration Guidelines for high school sporting events during the COVID-19 pandemic was altered to allow up to 250 people at outdoor events and 25 for indoor. The Schuylkill League has commented after a meeting on how the league will move forward.
The 250/25 rule for sporting events includes athletes/coaches/officials as part of their total count, which left the question, Who else gets to attend?
The Schuylkill League announced that committee members and the superintendents that operate within the league met to discuss the issue.
In a joint statement from the Schuylkill League and Superintendents, it was announced that away teams will have a limited number of athletes that can attend and that no "away fans" will be allowed to attend.
"The genesis of our decision is both student and health centered, primarily focusing on our students who participate in school sponsored activities. It is the decision of both Schuylkill League Superintendents and the Schuylkill League Executive Committee that each away school will only be granted a set number of student athletes, coaches, and essential game workers. All away fans will not be granted access."
Schuylkill League President, Dr. Steve Toth, commented further in regards to the decision to not allow "away" fans and to let each school district decide their other needs.
"Our league did not want to nor did we feel it was appropriate to dictate to each district. After discussion with our League, Superintendents asked to be part of a discussion.
What this does is give local control to schools and every superintendent supported having no away fans. This allows districts to identify their needs and wants at their home outdoor events." Toth commented.
Each school district will now make their own determination if they will allow homes fans as well as how many can attend.
The Schuylkill League statement also noted that each of the league's schools are working to provide live streaming of their events.
The first competition dates for fall high school sports are listed below:
First Competition:
- Golf - Started August 27th, 2020
- Girls Tennis - Started August 31st, 2020
- Cross Country - September 11th, 2020
- Girls Volleyball - September 11th, 2020
- Field Hockey - September 11th, 2020
- Soccer - September 11th, 2020
- Football - September 11th, 2020
- Water Polo - September 11th, 2020
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