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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simply saying “just have them sign waivers” really show the ignorance haha[/quote]

Do you have any experience or involvement with competitive sports?  Injuries are common, parents do not sue.  I saw two concussions in the past year that could conceivably have led to filing of complaints or litigation.  Neither did.  No sports organization is going to be held liable for a kid catching a virus.  If a youth sports parent is seriously concerned about COVID-19 risk from playing soccer, they have never thought clearly about soccer injury risk and should probably already have held their kid out.[/quote]

Its a great try there. It really is.

In order to even suggest "just have them sign waivers" is to imply they would be moving ahead before suggest/allowed within the phases. There is simply no comparison to a possible concussion between two players and the possibility of allowing a virus to be spread through two entire teams and its staff. 
Its a complete matter of risk management and level of negligence. Negligence cases come from situations that could have been prevented. The spread of a virus among teams playing can be prevented- by not allowing the game in the first place.

The biggest factor here is that its all about Optics. The "industry" as a whole has to be all in or theres nothing at all. Its all uncharted territory.  The clubs are clamoring right now to get revenue for the fall, or many will go under.  There is no way theyll take on the liability if the regulations arent saying "go ahead with it".

Some good info/suggestions here: https://www.teamusa.org/coronavirus

Small town clubs will play before the big travel teams.

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Honestly, I don't follow.  Somebody raised a legal issue.  Somebody else answered it.  The concussion or any gametime injury can also be avoided by not playing.  That does not determine whether the waiver applies.  And the causation involved with concussion is one helluva lot easier to establish than with where a kid caught a virus when that kid is also in school (if they're not in school, they won't be playing).  We are well aware of other issues beyond liability and waivers.  But if you are down to liability, waivers solve the problem, and I don't care if you have F. Lee Bailey trying to get through it.  Again, even with strict liability, assumption of risk bars recovery absent waiver.  So perhaps dust off your old torts and insurance books to have another look.[/quote]

I’m not sure concussions are the correct analogy. A concussion affects a single individual who can assume individual risk (within reason - waivers aren’t bulletproof and negligence is always a question). With virus outbreaks you may not care about getting the virus, but the fact that your activities can give rise to a public health crisis is what is of concern. The health of the public will always trump an individuals choice when there are insufficient methods to control the public threat. It’s a bit apples to oranges. Waivers are not going to be the solution towards getting back on the pitch.[/quote]

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