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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What makes the MoCo health commissioner so much smarter than the [b]Maryland Sports Commission[/b] that was put together by the governor? The detailed report of that commission states that soccer is a medium risk sport. In so far as soccer is concerned (not getting into that whole lacrosse argument) why is the county yet again redefining something that the state had classified as medium risk?  Where is the science and data that shows Covid transmission in soccer specifically? If someone can show the data and science behind making soccer a high risk sport, I am all ears![/quote]

What makes the MD Sports Commission smarter than the NCAA?  NCAA considered soccer as high risk.  [/quote]

CDC considers it medium risk. Who is in a better position: NCAA or CDC?[/quote]

You’re a complete idiot. What does CDC stand for and what does NCAA stand for?  Soccer is a sport dummy. The are basing the sport if it’s high, medium or low contact. Key word here is contact. High contact sports lead to high risk to infection.

Their only mistake was calling lacrosse a medium contact sport. If parents want to change soccer’s classification, do it. But don’t compare it to lacrosse otherwise the county will classify both sport as high contact. [/quote]

Between the two, I’d trust the CDC with respect to matters involving people’s health.

Now if we are talking about who’s more qualified to make tons of money off the backs of free labor, then I’d trust the NCAA all day long. [/quote]

What makes the NCAA any different than the various soccer leagues and clubs then?  Nothing, they all want to make money.  But all of you want to do is support these money making soccer leagues/clubs.

From CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/youth-sports.html

Lowest Risk: Performing skill-building drills or conditioning at home, alone or with family members.
Increasing Risk: Team-based practice.
More Risk: Within-team competition.
Even More Risk: Full competition between teams from the same local geographic area.
Highest Risk: Full competition between teams from different geographic areas.[/quote]

This does not mean that soccer competition poses the highest possible risk. It is a continuum for sports from lowest risk upward. In addition, if you read the guidance, it also addresses mitigation measures that can be take at each level to reduce risk. The level of risk depends on whether there is [b]shared equipment, social distancing and masking off the field[/b], as well as whether large groups are gathering in one place.

I would think there are less restrictive ways to mitigate risk without shutting down games entirely, whether that is no fans, no tournaments or limiting the numbers on the field for training. [/quote]

We are talking about games, not practices.

Have you ever seen shared equipment between two teams?  How do you social distance during a game?  What difference does it make if players wear masks off the field when they are not wearing it while playing with 21 other players on the field (U13 and older)?  Games pose a lot of danger for infections. [/quote]

Has there been an outbreak in Maryland related to youth soccer?  I have not and outside of Mont Co teams have been practicing, scrimmaging and playing since June.[/quote]

Not many soccer games/tournaments during July and clubs are very careful with practices (masks & social distance). I don’t even know there were any games/tournaments played in July. There will be lots more tournaments/games in late August and in September.

Expect COVID-19 number to go up everywhere especially in states where in-person public schools are open in conjunction with youth soccer games. [/quote]

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