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Anonymous wrote:This happened to my child. Had an asthma-like attack the other day while running for a sport with a mask. My child cannot continue to participate in said sport the same way as long as masks are required. My child cannot participate in some activities in practice and must take more frequent breaks.

But you need to look at this on the level of individual versus societal risk. The greater good is that risk of transmission in a community goes down.

What happened was downright scary for my child but I still think MSI's position is the right one.

Your child could definitely qualify for a medical exemption. I would talk to your pediatrician. I wouldn’t go for the greater good if it’s harming my child, sorry. My daughters are playing in very lightweight masks and have been fine so far. But if something like this happened I would not hesitate to get a medical exemption.

So screw the greater good if Mia and Peyton can't manage to wear a mask? Congratulations, you are what's wrong with America. If someone can't wear a mask, for either medical or political reasons, then the simple solution is that person doesn't get to participate in society, or in this case a particular activity, for a few months.

My kid doesn't like shin guards. But he wears them, because it's required to play. He can choose not to wear them, and perhaps I can whine to his doctor that his little tootsies hurt and try get a note, but it won't do a damn thing. Wear the required safety gear or go home.

Anonymous wrote:MoCo is a buble.

Like Michael?

Anonymous wrote:This happened to my child. Had an asthma-like attack the other day while running for a sport with a mask. My child cannot continue to participate in said sport the same way as long as masks are required. My child cannot participate in some activities in practice and must take more frequent breaks.

But you need to look at this on the level of individual versus societal risk. The greater good is that risk of transmission in a community goes down.

What happened was downright scary for my child but I still think MSI's position is the right one.

If you wash the masks in scented laundry detergent and dry them with dryer sheets, or made the mask out of fabric that was washed and dried this way, then that is what caused the asthma attack, not exercising while wearing a mask. I'm shocked at home many people wear those chemical laden masks over their mouth and nose. So unhealthy.

1) everyone keeps saying "midseason" but didn't msi's site say they don't start until 9/26? Yes i get that people have already registered though. It may have just been kindergarten.

2) my ds plays travel and I'm okay with removing the mask during games. They are very quick and do not bunch up for more than a minute or so.

But my kindergartener dd wants to play (msi)and i remember how long those littles used to follow and bunch up with each other the entire game. I would feel much better with her having a mask. Theres no strategy to how they play besides grouping together!

Anonymous wrote:This happened to my child. Had an asthma-like attack the other day while running for a sport with a mask. My child cannot continue to participate in said sport the same way as long as masks are required. My child cannot participate in some activities in practice and must take more frequent breaks.

But you need to look at this on the level of individual versus societal risk. The greater good is that risk of transmission in a community goes down.

What happened was downright scary for my child but I still think MSI's position is the right one.

Your child could definitely qualify for a medical exemption. I would talk to your pediatrician. I wouldn’t go for the greater good if it’s harming my child, sorry. My daughters are playing in very lightweight masks and have been fine so far. But if something like this happened I would not hesitate to get a medical exemption.

Anonymous wrote:This happened to my child. Had an asthma-like attack the other day while running for a sport with a mask. My child cannot continue to participate in said sport the same way as long as masks are required. My child cannot participate in some activities in practice and must take more frequent breaks.

But you need to look at this on the level of individual versus societal risk. The greater good is that risk of transmission in a community goes down.

What happened was downright scary for my child but I still think MSI's position is the right one.

Wow, what a lovely, civic-minded, unselfish post. Thank you!

In that spirit, I would like to see policies with appropriate adaptations for those like your child. Mask-wearing need not be universal in order to help reduce community transmission rates.

This happened to my child. Had an asthma-like attack the other day while running for a sport with a mask. My child cannot continue to participate in said sport the same way as long as masks are required. My child cannot participate in some activities in practice and must take more frequent breaks.

But you need to look at this on the level of individual versus societal risk. The greater good is that risk of transmission in a community goes down.

What happened was downright scary for my child but I still think MSI's position is the right one.

Anonymous wrote:Because numerous health experts say masks work and they want to minimize any risk of transmission. What kind of question is this?

Dr Gayles is pretty conservative. When he made his decision he cited AAP who along with CDC and WHO said there are risks for kids wearing masks during vigorous exercise including breathing issues and growth of microorganisms So no health experts are not saying wear masks during vigorous exercise for kids. Am I the only person who has seen a kid / parent realize for the first time they have a breathing issue on the playing field? Newly discovered asthma, allergy other? That gets amplified and detected during running hard for extended periods. Heat related breathing issues? I guess I am old having older MS and HS kids, but have seen it a few too many times.

Anonymous wrote:The mask requirement came about after many had already registered. So they wouldn't be changing mid season...they would just be going back to their original protocol when they started registering teams/players. The just got spooked by a few families/teams who threatened to pull out.

Good. All families should take a stand and insist on doing what's right or not participating. I'm sick of this pandemic and want to resume life. Wear the masks so we can all go back to living again.

The mask requirement came about after many had already registered. So they wouldn't be changing mid season...they would just be going back to their original protocol when they started registering teams/players. The just got spooked by a few families/teams who threatened to pull out.

Some parents may have registered and paid for the season because they felt comfortable due to the mask requirement. Changing it mid-season would seem to be problematic for them.

Anonymous wrote:OP is not complaining -- she's trying to stir up a debate about wearing masks so she can say how stupid she thinks they are.

OP here again.....just asked a question and agreed that people made valid points....not sure where you are seeing me trying to stir up a debate....

OP is not complaining -- she's trying to stir up a debate about wearing masks so she can say how stupid she thinks they are.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - the comments here make sense regarding a change of policy mid season. I understand it. Thanks. To the comments about people being safe playing outside with masks on only - I was not referring to soccer in MoCo.....if you drive 20 minutes away everyone is playing soccer, lacrosse and everything else mask free outside.....I am all for being safe but those of you that think masks outside are a must are a bit extreme IMO. Thank you all for the comments re MSI. Makes sense!

OP I agree I think masks outside during soccer are overkill and have the potential to do more harm than good. That said, it's not the hill I am going to die on. Its more important to me for my kid to play with her friends and have a fun season that doesn't get disrupted by whipsawing policies than anything else. Because of Covid, soccer is not only her physical outlet but really her only social outlet as well. If she's working hard, learning and having fun, the rest is gravy in my mind for this year.

OP here again. Agree completely. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to create a sense of normalcy with all of these extracurriculars that I will not be putting up a big stink about anything......but I do wish they could play without the masks

If you wanted your DC to play without masks, then why did you sign her up to play for MSI in the first place? You could have had her join teams in other counties or in VA. So now, don’t complain because you already committed your DC to play with a mask.

OP here - pretty sure I literally just said I would not be complaining....simply stated that I wish they could play without the masks......when we committed to MSI on a team that we have played on for years it was mandated by the county....when the county mandate changed I figured MSI might as well.....when other comments made valid points about how changing things midseason would be hard on MSI I agreed.....

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - the comments here make sense regarding a change of policy mid season. I understand it. Thanks. To the comments about people being safe playing outside with masks on only - I was not referring to soccer in MoCo.....if you drive 20 minutes away everyone is playing soccer, lacrosse and everything else mask free outside.....I am all for being safe but those of you that think masks outside are a must are a bit extreme IMO. Thank you all for the comments re MSI. Makes sense!

OP I agree I think masks outside during soccer are overkill and have the potential to do more harm than good. That said, it's not the hill I am going to die on. Its more important to me for my kid to play with her friends and have a fun season that doesn't get disrupted by whipsawing policies than anything else. Because of Covid, soccer is not only her physical outlet but really her only social outlet as well. If she's working hard, learning and having fun, the rest is gravy in my mind for this year.

OP here again. Agree completely. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to create a sense of normalcy with all of these extracurriculars that I will not be putting up a big stink about anything......but I do wish they could play without the masks

If you wanted your DC to play without masks, then why did you sign her up to play for MSI in the first place? You could have had her join teams in other counties or in VA. So now, don’t complain because you already committed your DC to play with a mask.