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2020-11-11
Massachusetts School Sports Passes
Throughout Massachusetts, parents and high school students feared their sports being canceled due to COVID. The state quickly came up with guidelines that would deter the spread of the virus. The guideline that affected not only the athletes, but the family and friends of the players was the spectator passes. Two spectator passes were given to each coach and player on the team to make sure there was no crowding occurring at the games. Spectators must also wear face coverings at all times even at outdoor sports. They also must stay 6 feet apart from any other families during the game. Locker rooms are closed, and players must dress before going to the game. The players while on travel and while they are not playing must wear face coverings when with non-family members. All these guidelines were made by the state to keep the players and family members of the players safe from the virus and they allow for high school sports to continue. -
2020-09-13
New England Patriots
The NFL has proposed harsh guidelines to allow for continued play during the COVID epidemic. First, the players can opt out of the season and still collect some pay ($350,000 if they are high risk or $150,00 if they are not). The New England Patriots had a league high of eight players opt out of the season, four of whom were projected starters for the team, which is a huge loss. The NFL also imposed a rule that if the state guidelines allow it, they can have some fans come to the home games. The Patriots being in part of the USA that was hit the worst were not allowed to have fans, so they could play sounds of fans into the stadium. For stadiums that allow for fans they cannot have tailgating and cannot sell food. Fans also must stay in their designated “pods,” or rows of seats which are distanced from other family’s pods. For the players who are playing, they are tested every day and if they test positive, they must be removed for two weeks from the team. The Patriots suffered from this week four when some of their players tested positive for COVID. The big name was their starting quarterback Cam Newton. This caused him to sit out week four vs. their toughest opponent and had the Patriots’ next game postponed after more positive scares. With only seven more weeks of the regular season left the NFL will continue to be affected by the virus. -
2020-02-08
Virus and sports
the artical talks about how you could get the virus playing sports