MOCO Executive Order No. 087-20 - Effective Date 8/5/2020

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who don't want to go to the link...

j. Sports.
i. All sports are categorized by level of risk as detailed in the Maryland Sports
Commission Return to Play Report with the following exceptions:
(1) soccer and flag football are considered to be high-risk sports;
(2) solo kayaking/canoeing is considered to be low risk;
(3) tandem kayaking/canoeing is low risk provided if participants are from the
same household.
ii. Only the play of low-risk and medium-risk sports is permitted.
iii. The play of high-risk sports is prohibited, however no contact skills-building and drills are permitted.
iv. High-risk sport scrimmages, games, matches, and competitions are prohibited.
v. All sports participants, regardless of age must comply with the face covering requirement in paragraph 2.b, and the social distancing and hygiene requirements of
paragraph 3.a.
vi. Rented sport equipment must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected pursuant to
CDC guidelines using EPA approved cleaners and disinfectants between usage.
vii. All tournaments, championships, or events are strictly prohibited unless a waiver is
issued by the County.
viii. Sports played outside must follow outdoor gathering guidelines and size
restrictions.
ix. Sports played inside must follow the guidelines and size restrictions for fitness
centers.

Thank you! A lot of people with reading comprehension issues on here.

[Anonymous]

On todays press conference Gayles stated they were going to reconsider the classification of soccer due to community feedback.

[Anonymous]

He is unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

They should at least be able to have practices with drills, even if they can't play games!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is kayaking high risk? I mean, it is a high risk, but is there a COVID risk in a boat?

Reading comprehension...

(2) solo kayaking/canoeing is considered to be low risk;
(3) tandem kayaking/canoeing is low risk provided if participants are from the
same household.

np- RUDE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the NCAA return to sports guidelines reclassified soccer as "high risk" recently, which affected a number of state guidelines as they were relying on that designation.

https://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/resocialization-collegiate-sport-developing-standards-practice-and-competition

Cool. Noteworthy that lacrosse is also “high risk” in that NCAA document but not in the MoCo one.

Please.. just follow the money.

Enough said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On todays press conference Gayles stated they were going to reconsider the classification of soccer due to community feedback.

Was this before or after the executive order?

[Anonymous]

Soccer was, also, classified as 'high risk' in Massachusetts, but soccer families petitioned and got it reclassified as 'medium risk'.
It could be done here as well, but people would have to do more than complain on an anonymous forum.

http://www.talking-soccer.com/TS4/showthread.php?t=164378

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On todays press conference Gayles stated they were going to reconsider the classification of soccer due to community feedback.

Was that what led to it being classified risk OR was that after and hope that it will go back to being medium risk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On todays press conference Gayles stated they were going to reconsider the classification of soccer due to community feedback.

Was that what led to it being classified risk OR was that after and hope that it will go back to being medium risk?

He said it today after the executive order passed when questioned about it. They may possibly reclassify it as medium or maybe allow some type of scrimmage/game. But “no promises”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the NCAA return to sports guidelines reclassified soccer as "high risk" recently, which affected a number of state guidelines as they were relying on that designation.

https://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/resocialization-collegiate-sport-developing-standards-practice-and-competition

Cool. Noteworthy that lacrosse is also “high risk” in that NCAA document but not in the MoCo one.

Please.. just follow the money.

Enough said.

Bingo. Baseball and lax have been playing tournaments all July 'cause, you know, they are just medium risk sports. Indoor volleyball is also medium risk 'cause, you know, what could go wrong when your spending an hour+ in an indoor gym in close proximity to others?

Why soccer, and not those other sports, was re-categorized from medium risk to high risk for youth sports has zippy to do with science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the NCAA return to sports guidelines reclassified soccer as "high risk" recently, which affected a number of state guidelines as they were relying on that designation.

https://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/resocialization-collegiate-sport-developing-standards-practice-and-competition

Cool. Noteworthy that lacrosse is also “high risk” in that NCAA document but not in the MoCo one.

Please.. just follow the money.

Enough said.

Um because look who made up the committee that helped make these guidelines, two of them are big players in the travel lax game...there was NO way they were letting lax sit any seasons out.

Bingo. Baseball and lax have been playing tournaments all July 'cause, you know, they are just medium risk sports. Indoor volleyball is also medium risk 'cause, you know, what could go wrong when your spending an hour+ in an indoor gym in close proximity to others?

Why soccer, and not those other sports, was re-categorized from medium risk to high risk for youth sports has zippy to do with science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see how they rationalize putting soccer with football and wrestling in high risk and banning it while keeping lacrosse in medium risk. And in contradiction of the state guidelines. Why are they targeting soccer? Is it because it is played by more Latinos?

MoCo politics targeting Latinos? On most things, MoCo is very attuned to and focused on the interests of the Latino community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you even bother to read it?
Practices are fine, assuming distancing.

That's not accurate. "[N]o contact skills-building and drills" are permitted, but not play: "scrimmages, games, matches, and competitions are prohibited." --So fitness training, individual footwork, juggling, shooting, and maybe even distance passing are probably okay. Which is something. But that still excludes any sort of small-sided play that any well-rounded practice session is gonna involve. And that's gonna grow really tiresome, really quickly for most kids, especially younger ones.

[Anonymous]

Seriously, this virus will wax and wane for the next few years with likely opening and closing continuing. Our kids in moco will be the last to return to play.

If this it isn't categorized as medium risk now while they're debating, it won't get changed later.

The time is really now for this to be done.