by: WOODTV.com staff
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials with the Michigan High School Athletic Association says winter sports will start on time.
During their regular Thursday meeting, the MHSAA Representative Council made the decision, also approving safety guidelines mean to control the spread of coronavirus.
MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl said in a Friday statement, “The Council believes it is safer to begin Winter practices on time, and keep athletes in school programs where safety precautions are always in effect. With the vastly different circumstances faced by schools in different regions all over the state, an on-time start still allows schools to decide when they feel most comfortable beginning activity – and allows all of them to slowly ramp up their frequency of activity and numbers of spectators attending competitions. "
The MHSAA said that team practices will start in early November and games begin as early as mid-November. The number of teams and competitors at competitions will be limited and athletes will have to wear masks in sports that don’t allow for social distancing. Spectator capacity will be limited.
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