Jump to content

COVID-19 2020 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON


Recommended Posts

52 minutes ago, fb247 said:

As of this post everyone can play August 21. Metro schools  in Nashville can not have contact until Tuesday after labor day and play first game Sept 25. This is going to have no contest games with those that can play. As of now Metro's first game will be week 6 on current schedule .  I hurt for kids in Metro , but I think others will also have no contest games and force teams that could play to be open on some Friday nights. Metro is looking at a 5 game regular schedule . There will be a lot of teams with 6,7,8 game seasons. 

I am kinda confused on the just of this.Have a question or two.

Metro cant have contact till after Labor day,correct?What about the other systems that wont start till the 8th??Will they get contact practice now or have to wait?Will they be able to play the Fri they return to school?Thanks in advance.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

11 minutes ago, fb247 said:

I think now that is it fish or cut bait time a few school systems are having to make some tough decisions. I think a few systems have been  putting off the inevitable. I think there will be some decisions made in the weeks to come that will not be popular and cause some to be upset.  

I agree with you. Some systems have put off making unpopular decisions to the last possible minute. I do not think metro nashville is going to be the only school system with a delayed and reduced season this year.  

Edited by Joyful95
Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

I am kinda confused on the just of this.Have a question or two.

Metro cant have contact till after Labor day,correct?What about the other systems that wont start till the 8th??Will they get contact practice now or have to wait?Will they be able to play the Fri they return to school?Thanks in advance.

That is a great question. Will a district that is currently virtual or online due to coronavirus allow the football teams to practice and play? I know the Tssaa says that they can and the Governor says they can but will the school systems say yes or does it look bad to let that happen.  People will he angry either way.

Edited by Joyful95
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Joyful95 said:

That is a great question. Will a district that is currently virtual or online due to coronavirus allow the football to teams to practice and play? I know the Tssaa says that they can and the Governor says they can but will the school systems say yes or does it look bad to let that happen.  People will he angry either way.

So the districts that dont start till the 8th are virtual or online  BEFORE the 8th??My understanding was school had to be in session before actual games were played.But I'm not sure.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

I am kinda confused on the just of this.Have a question or two.

Metro cant have contact till after Labor day,correct?What about the other systems that wont start till the 8th??Will they get contact practice now or have to wait?Will they be able to play the Fri they return to school?Thanks in advance.

I am not sure about them. I just know about the letter that metro coaches received saying no contact until after labor day and then 3 weeks of padded contact practice playing first game the 3rd Friday night after labor day which is sept 25th game 6 on schedule as of now. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Joyful95 said:

That is a great question. Will a district that is currently virtual or online due to coronavirus allow the football to teams to practice and play? I know the Tssaa says that they can and the Governor says they can but will the school systems say yes or does it look bad to let that happen.  People will he angry either way.

So the districts that dont start till the 8th are virtual or online  BEFORE the 8th??My understanding was school had to be in session before actual games were played.But I'm not sure.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

So the districts that dont start till the 8th are virtual or online  BEFORE the 8th??My understanding was school had to be in session before actual games were played.But I'm not sure.

Metro schools are virtual beginning August 4th. They can practice like they have been but can't be in the building or have padded practices until after labor day. I am not even sure they can be in building which means equipment will have to be issued outdoors and players take it home daily.

Edited by fb247
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, fb247 said:

Metro schools are virtual beginning August 4th. They can practice like they have been but can't be in the building or have padded practices until after labor day. I am not even sure they can be in building which means equipment will have to be issued outdoors and players take it home daily.i

Ok,that is a good answer.If school is in session then they should be able to play.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

11 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

So the districts that dont start till the 8th are virtual or online  BEFORE the 8th??My understanding was school had to be in session before actual games were played.But I'm not sure.

I apologize I was not very clear with my point. You also bring up a good point.  Does delaying the start of school for covid mean that districts will delay the start of football? My guess is that depends on the district. 

At the same time if a district starts the year virtual or online will that delay the start of football? Again my guess is that it depends on the district.

Also in either case will the football team be allowed to have full contact practice while no in the school building so that when they go back to school they can play immediately?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, Joyful95 said:

I apologize I was not very clear with my point. You also bring up a good point.  Does delaying the start of school for covid mean that districts will delay the start of football? My guess is that depends on the district. 

At the same time if a district starts the year virtual or online will that delay the start of football? Again my guess is that it depends on the district.

Also in either case will the football team be allowed to have full contact practice while no in the school building so that when they go back to school they can play immediately?

Yes.Good post.Those are the questions needing answers!

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 minutes ago, Joyful95 said:

I apologize I was not very clear with my point. You also bring up a good point.  Does delaying the start of school for covid mean that districts will delay the start of football? My guess is that depends on the district. 

At the same time if a district starts the year virtual or online will that delay the start of football? Again my guess is that it depends on the district.

Also in either case will the football team be allowed to have full contact practice while no in the school building so that when they go back to school they can play immediately?

I wouldn’t think that all schools say you can’t go live until school starts because in a regular year kids go live before school starts to get ready for their season. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, pioneer42 said:

I wouldn’t think that all schools say you can’t go live until school starts because in a regular year kids go live before school starts to get ready for their season. 

Good post. Pre Covid athletics never stop except dead period. Numerous districts have delayed school due to local Covid numbers. Some of those have the pedal to the medal in sports and some don’t. 

Edited by Sidelinehustler
  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • CoachT locked this topic
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share

Announcements


  • Recent Posts

    • Lol! I was being a bit facetious. 
    • Way late on this post, but I do believe that I want to at least weight in so to speak lol. I wrestled NAIA competed against some of the best wrestler over all a crossed the divisions and felt great about my college wrestling experience. I think people make the mistake in believe that wrestling some how gets easier as a sport at the smaller college divisions it doesn't the training is mostly the same. I have that on good authority from a coach who was a D1 all-American. it's more the commitment level of the competitors that is different. There is talented wrestlers that can go D1 at any level in the smaller division. sub in Sammy Shires for one he would have done fine on a DI team. He chose a work life ratio that suited him. It's not about talent it's commitment are you going to make training and studying the sport the center of your world cause that's what it takes: NO MATTER HOW TALATENTED BEFORE HAND YOU ARE.  If so then D1 is for you and striving for success at that level is for you like Mr. Palmer said it's what your willing to put in. Now coaches if you have a successful wrestler who fits that bill then by all means D1 is a great option they will see some success no matter how small, but if they are not that committed along with being talented and a killer and you know it then your doing them wrong.  You don't have to tell athletes that you don't think they are D1 tell them to keep their options open to take all their visits to consider all the divisions regardless of their goals. college recruiting visits have you most times wrestle against their current wrestlers coaches and athletes  will find out real quick it's not easy no matter where you go. That way when they make their decision it's a sound one that's based on well rounded experiences.     BobCorker, and oceansize42 I believe what you are thinking is correct but for different reasons. TN wrestler's have the talent... it's a commitment level change. TN wrestlers aren't used to having to put themselves through the level of commitment required and kills them on the D1 level.    WrestlingGod, I agree you should push kids to pursue their dreams, but not at the cost of common sense period... we have to much of that going around this country already. Dreams can turn to poison when these wrestler are not educated on what it truly takes. In TN  a kid who understands wrestling to a high level can be successful with small amounts of hard work. They think their definition of hard work is enough for D1 that is the mistake not the "talent/understanding".  Over-all though we do not celebrate NAIA,D2,D3, or Juco success in this state like other states do. GA/AL celebrates all it's college wrestlers success a crossed the  board no matter the division. Why? because it's hard... I have gone to all the divisions National championships let me tell you to be a all-American at any is impressive especially D2 or NAIA. those guys can scrap and not one of those AA's are an easy match. all of them were state placers or champs multiple times in their high school careers. does that at all sound easy to place at? TN does not give those guys enough credit or shout outs period. it's an over sight because of this D1 or it's less than meaningless   mentality on this site and in this state. GA/AL is better then us on the highest stage because they send guys to D2,NAIA,D3 ect. they come back understanding the sport better then their pervious coaches, and give back and that cycles to athletes readiness to go D1 with clearer understanding of what it takes to be competitive day 1 freshman year.             My post isn't to support one way or the other but to just consider that both sides have merit and that both work when the system in TN. by system I mean coaches are the better educated on preparing athletes for each level they want and should pursue.        
    • If you think McKenzie could've beat Riverside I have a bridge you might like to buy. 
    • Hate to hear Ricky is heading to the old folk's home!
    • By recruiting, I mean members of a coaching staff are talking to, meeting with, giving tours, to students, and their guardians, that are not zoned for their school.    there’s no way that many non Bearden kids just showed up all at once without being recruited. It can’t be a coincidence that all those kids also went through the middle school all star game your boss puts on every year. 
×
  • Create New...