{"id":80868,"date":"2020-08-24T20:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T00:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=80868"},"modified":"2020-08-24T20:45:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T00:45:45","slug":"governor-announces-lower-risk-school-sports-can-begin-on-september-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/08\/24\/governor-announces-lower-risk-school-sports-can-begin-on-september-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor announces lower-risk school sports can begin on September 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\"><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced lower-risk, school-sponsored sports in all regions may begin to practice and play beginning Sept. 21<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">. However, travel for practice or play will be prohibited outside of the school&#8217;s region or contiguous regions or counties until Oct. 19<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">. For the fall sports season, lower- and moderate-risk sports include tennis, soccer, cross country, field hockey and swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\"><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Higher-risk sports, including those with full physical contact, may begin to practice on Sept. 21<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\"> but cannot play until a later date or Dec. 31<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">. In accordance with the Department of Health&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/sites\/governor.ny.gov\/files\/atoms\/files\/SportsAndRecreationMasterGuidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/sites\/governor.ny.gov\/files\/atoms\/files\/SportsAndRecreationMasterGuidance.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1598392678406000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG61LJ6CjA1qPc0h2Yn5RMW9MCOKQ\"><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Hyperlink m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">guidance<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">for sports and recreation during the COVID-19 public health emergency, practices for higher-risk sports are limited to individual or group, no- to low-<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">contact training. <\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Higher-risk sports include football, wrestling, rugby, hockey and volleyball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\"><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">&#8220;The State has done a lot of research on how we can safely have our students participate in school sports and get the exercise they need, and the guidance we developed will allow lower-risk sports to begin practicing and playing next month,&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Governor Cuomo said.<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\"> &#8220;We are approaching youth sports as we have approached everything else in our phased reopening &#8211; teams are not allowed to compete outside a school&#8217;s region or contiguous region for the time being until we can gauge the effects.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-8755887230064015701Normal1 m_-8755887230064015701Normal m_-8755887230064015701DocDefaults\"><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Schools must follow the Department&#8217;s guidance for the conduct of their school sports.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"m_-8755887230064015701defaultparagraphfont0 m_-8755887230064015701DefaultParagraphFont\">Schools will have to limit capacity of indoor facilities to no more than 50 percent occupancy and limit spectators to no more than two spectators per player, in addition to implementing social distancing and face coverings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Andrew M. 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