Georgia's Plan to Play

[Joyful94]

1 hour ago, Solomon said:

Oklahoma going full speed ahead -

https://www.koco.com/article/high-school-sports-can-resume-ossaa-says/32648333

Sounds to me like the OSSAA just left it entirely up to the to the local school boards or local government entities.  

[ChineseFlu]

On 5/21/2020 at 7:46 PM, tradertwo said:

Yes! You are missing the fact that Georgia's governing body for high school sports is coordinating and synchronizing their member school's practices. TSSAA has failed to carry through with their mission statement ( Article 1, section 3) by doing the same. Advising member schools to abide by their local authorities' guidelines doesn't denote "leadership"... which is what you pay a membership fee for.

absolutely, TSSAA should have mandated nobody practices or workouts until everybody can.  It is a travesty that some schools have been out for a couple of weeks while others are still waiting to get the green light.

[Joyful94]

10 hours ago, ChineseFlu said:

absolutely, TSSAA should have mandated nobody practices or workouts until everybody can.  It is a travesty that some schools have been out for a couple of weeks while others are still waiting to get the green light.

I understand the frustration but should Clarksville Montgomery county's decision to not allow small group workouts in June affect the entire state?  Should one school district decide not to play does that mean no one plays? 

Edited May 31, 2020 by Joyful94

[tradertwo]

1 minute ago, Joyful94 said:

I understand the frustration but should Clarksville Montgomery county's decision to not allow small group workouts in June affect the entire state?  Should one school district decide not to play does that mean no one plays? 

His position and mine are a little different... TSSAA should have addressed the fact that schools weren't in session in the spring, adjusted dead period(s) for it, set "summer" guidelines for workout/practice according to state health dept. recommendations, and made a statement regarding the 2020/2021 season schedules. That action would have set a cornerstone for schools/systems to act upon, and should some have chosen not to allow any team activities, that would have been fine too. As it went, "following local guidelines" legally allowed for some to gain an advantage over others. In practicality, not a huge difference in the way it would have gone probably, but you would have had TSSAA providing what they're paid to do by member schools.