covid-19 sports

fall sports
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...


ihsa
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...


fall sports
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...


nfhs
July 13, 2020

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...


frost
July 10, 2020

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, ...


smith
July 8, 2020

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
July 8, 2020

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...


covid-19
July 6, 2020

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...