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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

I hope this isn’t bevause of the Men’s soccer players at Louisville. Because based on news reports, it seems clear that they contracted the virus at a party (with Womens soccer, volleyball etc). They made some bad choices and hopefully others will learn from that.

No. It happened before that incident.

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

I hope this isn’t bevause of the Men’s soccer players at Louisville. Because based on news reports, it seems clear that they contracted the virus at a party (with Womens soccer, volleyball etc). They made some bad choices and hopefully others will learn from that.

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

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

As disappointing as it is, I agree. Remember, we haven't had widespread group activities on the scale of DC-area youth sports since March. Children may be unlikely to have severe symptoms. But, seriously: all things being equal there's no good reason, let alone empirical evidence, to think that bringing thousands of kids together for multiple practices and games each week won't exacerbate the prevalence, among both children and adults. We, as a country, didn't discipline ourselves in May, June, and July in order to suppress the spread sufficiently. Throwing caution to the wind now, because we're bored and kids are stir-crazy, is just rolling the dice, at best, and head-in-the-sand, at worst. And, yes, I'm sensitive to the fact that some kids have special needs that soccer serves well. I feel for you. But we're talking about a gd pandemic. Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Spain, and even Italy reported fewer than 100 deaths over the last week. The US? More than 7,000. The answer is not to assail cautious local officials about our individual pet causes. The answer is to demand real leadership from our state and federal authorities and experts.

The war analogy is ridiculous coming out of Trump's mouth, given that he wields it only for self-aggrandizement. But it's not completely inapt. What we need is nation-wide coordination and a temporary, but sustained, re-ordering of priorities. And youth sports, are much as my kid and I miss them, and despite all the many, indisputable benefits, are low on that list.

+1. Well said. My U13 is anxiously awaiting for soccer to start again but even she understands the risks. So she practices everyday at home. She knows that if she gets it, our entire family will be infected too.

Unfortunately, there are at least a couple FaceBook groups trying to get MoCo to change soccer from high risk to medium risk. It would be much more productive if they focused on getting everyone to wear masks and social distance instead.

Good to hear, hopefully those particular FB groups grow in number and are successful.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

As disappointing as it is, I agree. Remember, we haven't had widespread group activities on the scale of DC-area youth sports since March. Children may be unlikely to have severe symptoms. But, seriously: all things being equal there's no good reason, let alone empirical evidence, to think that bringing thousands of kids together for multiple practices and games each week won't exacerbate the prevalence, among both children and adults. We, as a country, didn't discipline ourselves in May, June, and July in order to suppress the spread sufficiently. Throwing caution to the wind now, because we're bored and kids are stir-crazy, is just rolling the dice, at best, and head-in-the-sand, at worst. And, yes, I'm sensitive to the fact that some kids have special needs that soccer serves well. I feel for you. But we're talking about a gd pandemic. Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Spain, and even Italy reported fewer than 100 deaths over the last week. The US? More than 7,000. The answer is not to assail cautious local officials about our individual pet causes. The answer is to demand real leadership from our state and federal authorities and experts.

The war analogy is ridiculous coming out of Trump's mouth, given that he wields it only for self-aggrandizement. But it's not completely inapt. What we need is nation-wide coordination and a temporary, but sustained, re-ordering of priorities. And youth sports, are much as my kid and I miss them, and despite all the many, indisputable benefits, are low on that list.

+1. Well said. My U13 is anxiously awaiting for soccer to start again but even she understands the risks. So she practices everyday at home. She knows that if she gets it, our entire family will be infected too.

Unfortunately, there are at least a couple FaceBook groups trying to get MoCo to change soccer from high risk to medium risk. It would be much more productive if they focused on getting everyone to wear masks and social distance instead.

Anonymous wrote:+1. Well said. My U13 is anxiously awaiting for soccer to start again but even she understands the risks. So she practices everyday at home. She knows that if she gets it, our entire family will be infected too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

As disappointing as it is, I agree. Remember, we haven't had widespread group activities on the scale of DC-area youth sports since March. Children may be unlikely to have severe symptoms. But, seriously: all things being equal there's no good reason, let alone empirical evidence, to think that bringing thousands of kids together for multiple practices and games each week won't exacerbate the prevalence, among both children and adults. We, as a country, didn't discipline ourselves in May, June, and July in order to suppress the spread sufficiently. Throwing caution to the wind now, because we're bored and kids are stir-crazy, is just rolling the dice, at best, and head-in-the-sand, at worst. And, yes, I'm sensitive to the fact that some kids have special needs that soccer serves well. I feel for you. But we're talking about a gd pandemic. Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Spain, and even Italy reported fewer than 100 deaths over the last week. The US? More than 7,000. The answer is not to assail cautious local officials about our individual pet causes. The answer is to demand real leadership from our state and federal authorities and experts.

The war analogy is ridiculous coming out of Trump's mouth, given that he wields it only for self-aggrandizement. But it's not completely inapt. What we need is nation-wide coordination and a temporary, but sustained, re-ordering of priorities. And youth sports, are much as my kid and I miss them, and despite all the many, indisputable benefits, are low on that list.

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

You could be right. I'm not sure, because I'm not an expert in public health. I have tried to find information about whether COVID transmission is occurring through outdoor sports, as opposed to between sports teams engaged in other indoor activities, and haven't seen much evidence of risk from the sport alone. Travel, weight lifting, and socializing off the field is a different story.

Even if you are right, and Montgomery County is the adult in the room, what is the point of keeping county kids off the field when play continues everywhere else? I don't see that the benefit in terms of reducing spread outweighs the significant burden on kids, especially because county residents can play on fields outside of the county.

If youth sports are significantly contributing to community spread, then full play should be prohibited everywhere.

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.

Anonymous wrote:I think Montgomery County is the adult in the room and is making the correct decision for all these clubs, parents and kids. The solution to shut down all complaining is to add more sports like Lacrosse and Indoor Volleyball to the high risk list.