📡 NCAA releases list of COVID-19 prevention recommendations

[bama alum]

NCAA releases list of COVID-19 prevention recommendations

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247sports.com

“Any recommendation on a pathway toward a safe return to sport will depend on the national trajectory of COVID-19 spread,” said Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer. “The idea of sport resocialization is predicated on a scenario of reduced or flattened infection rates.”

Even you if hate them, wear your masks! Roll Tide!

 

[PurlJam]

NCAA releases list of COVID-19 prevention recommendations

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247sports.com

“Any recommendation on a pathway toward a safe return to sport will depend on the national trajectory of COVID-19 spread,” said Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer. “The idea of sport resocialization is predicated on a scenario of reduced or flattened infection rates.”

Even you if hate them, wear your masks! Roll Tide!

I’m gonna have to get a bigger mask, can’t hardly get the one I have now around my waist.

 

[planomateo]

 

[TerryP]

“Any recommendation on a pathway toward a safe return to sport will depend on the national trajectory of COVID-19 spread,” said Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer. “The idea of sport resocialization is predicated on a scenario of reduced or flattened infection rates.”

FWIW, the athletic department at UA is NOT following the model you see represented for the state CV-19 numbers. They are down at UA. The SEC, as a whole, has seen infection rates and positive tests drop since the athletes returned to campus. That follows what we were talking about a few weeks ago. The vast majority of these athletes are safer at UA than they would be at home.

There will be a full time testing facility at the athletic department in the next few days. Test are available at any time for a players request as well as their parents can call UA and ask for their kid to be tested.

One last note. I'm told there are three teams that are not in favor of playing this fall; all three in the eastern division. I'm sure you can guess two...one, the "academics." Two, the "social justice warriors" we've seen the last few years on a campus to the west, and third...a bunch of cocks.

 

[mando]

Mizzou, SC and Vandy would be my guess...

@TerryP on the main part of your post, if the kids are back on campus and if they can keep it a controlled environment the risk will be less in my view. There are some big if's but most likely the least risks. Same with my household, if I control who comes and goes and where I go I have managed my risks and the people in my homes risk. This does not have to be hard.

These AD's and school admins are hearing these national talking heads and seeing these daily positive results increasing and feeling a lot of pressure to conform.

 

[TerryP]

@TerryP on the main part of your post, if the kids are back on campus and if they can keep it a controlled environment the risk will be less in my view. There are some big if's but most likely the least risks. Same with my household, if I control who comes and goes and where I go I have managed my risks and the people in my homes risk. This does not have to be hard.

As mentioned recently, these kids have been educated on how to handle their lives and are doing extremely well with the guidelines being taught from UA. Depending on the day and their activities players are being monitored/checked several times a day when needed...

These AD's and school admins are hearing these national talking heads and seeing these daily positive results increasing and feeling a lot of pressure to conform.

That's why I mentioned what's going on at UA and what's going on with the state and their models are two different things; almost opposite of each other.

 

[mando]

As mentioned recently, these kids have been educated on how to handle their lives and are doing extremely well with the guidelines being taught from UA. Depending on the day and their activities players are being monitored/checked several times a day when needed...

That's why I mentioned what's going on at UA and what's going on with the state and their models are two different things; almost opposite of each other.

Yeah but you can already see talking heads positioning themselves to hammer anyone that "risks" the lives of kids for money. I can see the headlines "SEC schools care more about the almighty dollar than the kids well being, more evidence college football is a business, AD's you should be ashamed of yourselves". The first positive case during the season and you will hear "I told you so". You know it is coming unless they conform and cancel the season.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Not sure how this would allow football to be played. The high risk thing (15 minutes within 6 feet), means that a starting center testing positive would cause most of a teams offense and possibly large sections of their opponents defensive line to be out for 1-2 games.

 

[TerryP]

Not sure how this would allow football to be played. The high risk thing (15 minutes within 6 feet), means that a starting center testing positive would cause most of a teams offense and possibly large sections of their opponents defensive line to be out for 1-2 games.

I'm not interpreting this the same way you appear to be.

They defined the "high risk" contact as those who are within the six feet you mention (and here's what I found to be the key phrase) for at least 15 minutes while one or both parties are not wearing a mask.

So, the only times they are in this situation is practice; player A and player B. Do you realize how rare it is for any one player to be within six feet of another for 15 minutes during practices? It's very rare.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Even if that is true, assume the sidelines count. One positive test after a game could hold out the entire team as they are all around each other on the sidelines and I doubt masks will be work by players on the sidelines.

Basically, these guidelines are going to mean a positive test by a player ruins an entire season for the team.

 

[mando]

a positive test by a player

That is inevitable.... No way this will not happen.

 

[TerryP]

That is inevitable.... No way this will not happen.

And yet they are with each other now and the positive tests are dropping. At Bama.

Teams are reporting no positives.... Teams that have been together, working out.

 

[TerryP]

I don't mean to harp here guys but understand this. number one, the guys understand the risk. Number two, they want to play.

 

[planomateo]

Where is Mark Emmert in all of this?

 

[mando]

@TerryP I think it is inevitable to have at least one case. Could be wrong, hope so. The real key is how will the people outside of the team and program respond to it? What will the Sankey's of the world do? Overreact? Ask the players what they think about it?

I get that the players are ok with the risk. They are not who I am worried about. Administrators and talking heads will be all over this.

 

[Tidestalker]

There will be a full time testing facility at the athletic department in the next few days. Test are available at any time for a players request as well as their parents can call UA and ask for their kid to be tested.

Wow. That is crazy! How exactly does this get done?!

 

[ColAngus]

One last note. I'm told there are three teams that are not in favor of playing this fall; all three in the eastern division. I'm sure you can guess two...one, the "academics." Two, the "social justice warriors" we've seen the last few years on a campus to the west, and third...a bunch of cocks.

Are they also in favor of foregoing their share of the SEC football revenue?

 

[bama alum]

I talked to one of my former students who's headed to T-Town in a couple of weeks. The move-in date is still 8 (?) Aug, and the plan is still have more in-class than online classes. He's excited and ready to go.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Once classes start for real in a few weeks, we will see how it goes. Right now is really not indicative of what will happen once fall hits and campus is populated well again.

 

[TerryP]

This is something Coach Saban did several weeks ago...informing both the players and their parents they don't have to play, and if they don't they'll still have their scholarships honored.