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July 28, 2020

Where All 50 States Stand on Football Returning

As the calendar prepares to change over from July to August and draws closer to the presumptuous start date for high school fall athletics, many athletic organizations have had to alter its plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some state high school ...

July 27, 2020

COVID-19 Student-Athlete’s Mother Shares Her Experience

In a recent story with FlaglerLive.com, a mother of a Matanzas High School (FL) student-athlete who tested positive for COVID-19 wrote down her experiences from her perspective to offer advice on dealing with the virus. The story was released foll...

July 23, 2020

Texas School Districts Altering Physical Requirements

As yearly athletic physical deadlines rapidly approach for student-athletes in Abilene, Texas, some school districts are approaching them differently this year, according to a report from Fox West Texas. In a conversation with Ryan Steel, Cisco In...

July 22, 2020

State Organizations Announce Start Dates for Fall Sports

A few state high school athletic organizations have announced tentative start dates for the fall sports season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), the Florida High School Athletic Association ...

July 21, 2020

Varsity Brands Launches IMPACT Now Campaign

Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit, and achievement recognition, announced the launch of a dedicated campaign, Impact Now, in anticipation of the 2020-2021 school year, according to an issued press release. Impact Now ...

July 20, 2020

A-10, CAA Join Other Leagues In Forgoing Fall Sports

Five more college conferences announced its cancellation of the fall sports season late last week. Shortly after the Ivy League and Patriot League — two NCAA Division I conferences — announced its moves to forgo the fall sports season, the Atl...

July 15, 2020

IHSA Leaves Return-to-Play Guidelines Up to Other State Agencies

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) released a statement earlier this week announcing that it will "defer to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Governor's Office on all of its Re...

July 15, 2020

More Leagues Cancel Fall Sports Seasons

You can now add the Patriot League and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) to the Ivy League as collegiate conferences to postpone its fall sports season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Patriot League announcement — which doesn’t...