ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The IHSA is in the process of putting together guidance for IHSA member schools on how Gov. Pritzker’s announcement of regions moving to Tier 2 impacts IHSA sports.
Low-Risk Sports: Can begin practice immediately and will begin competition within their geographic region on a future date to be determined by the IHSA Board.
Lower-risk sports can not only hold team scrimmages with parental consent for minors, but also play games within their conference or within Region 1 (Jo Davies, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Dekalb, Carrol, Ogle, Whiteside, Lee and Crawford).
Medium-Risk Sports: There are currently no winter sports categorized as medium-risk.
High-Risk Sports: Team training with no physical contact may begin immediately.
Sports had been on hold in the state since Nov. 20.
Spring and Summer sports for schools located in regions under Tier 2 mitigations may begin to conduct contact days on Monday, January 25. All contact days must be conducted under the rules of the IDPH All Sports Policy based on their risk level.
Weight training may be conducted in regions under Tier 2 mitigations as along as social distancing and masks are utilized.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released an updated version of the All Sports Policy. To view it, click here.
The IHSA’s low-risk winter sports include Badminton, Boys Swimming & Diving, Cheerleading, Dance, Boys & Girls Bowling, and Girls Gymnastics. There are no medium-risk IHSA sports in the winter, while boys and girls basketball are the lone high-risk winter sports.
”This is certainly positive news for three regions of the state, but we still have a long way to go until we get all of our student-athletes back to being active,” IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson said. “High school student-athletes are hurting from a mental, physical, and emotional standpoint, so we hope this is the first step toward getting that back to some normalcy.”
IDPH data on each Region and its current Tier mitigation status can be reviewed by clicking here.
The IHSA Board of Directors met on Wednesday and are scheduled to meet again on January 27. Anderson said that he anticipates the Board will set competition start dates for low-risk winter sports prior to the January 27 meeting.
”We all need to continue to take the mitigations seriously,” Anderson said. “Wear a mask. Socially distance. We need to get these other regions to Tier 2 and cannot risk having others backslide.”
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