covid-19 sports
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...
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...
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...
NFHS Course ‘COVID-19 for Coaches & Administrators’ Now Available
As athletic departments across the country attempt a return to athletic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has developed a new course to help coaches and administrators navigate a s...
Ivy League, Big 10 Make Headlines with Big Decisions
Two NCAA Division 1 conferences made some bold decisions this week in regards to its plans for athletics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, July 8, the Ivy League — consisting of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, ...
Kenny Smith Launches Virtual Basketball Camp with Pros
Former NBA champion and current TNT NBA analyst Kenny "The Jet" Smith is stepping up to offer a virtual training setting for young hoopers. According to an article on NBC Sports Chicago, Smith is launching the Jet Academy, a virtual basketball camp ...
Stanford to Eliminate 11 of 36 Varsity Programs
Stanford University announced this week that it will be eliminating nearly a third of its varsity sports programs following the 2020-21 academic year. Eleven of the school's 36 varsity sports have been cut and include the following: men's and wome...
Five Strategies for Team Support During COVID-19
Anxious, worried, and looking for answers. That is the daily life of a student-athlete, along with coaches and administrators in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. What do we know and how can we keep everyone informed without instilling more fear or c...