Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like a lot of schools will be online. It will be hard to play soccer if the schools are closed for safety reason.

Anonymous wrote:More positive about fall sports? The subject is ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:Softball and Baseball (yes different than soccer) started playing tournaments in Virginia 3+ weeks ago. I assume by August 1 that we will be able to play events.

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Anonymous wrote:Games will resume. Here’s why. Pros are starting up again. Once they play for a month or so and no dramatic increase in Covid in the player population, people will cite this and return to play. The real linchpin is school however. If schools stay mostly remote for the fall, then travel soccer may be doomed for a while.

We’ll know in 10 days after the massive protests, many of the protesters wore masks. If we don’t get a massive spike from there or Memorial Day Weekend in general, masks may prove to be quite effective in allowing people to be out and more normal.

However, a huge spike could also send us back into quarantine.

Marks aren't effective in close-contact games like soccer or football. The pros are already getting sick.

At least one-quarter of LSU’s football team was in quarantine this week because of virus-related concerns, multiple sources tell Sports Illustrated, but that number is continuously fluctuating based on test results. At least 30 of LSU's 115 players have been isolated because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were found to have had contact with those who tested positive.

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/20/lsu-football-players-quarantined-coronavirus

On Wednesday, 48 hours before a Russian Premier League soccer match, six players from FC Rostov tested positive for the coronavirus.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-coronavirus-protocol-positive-tests-plan-rostov-russian-soccer-063545035.html

Any of the football teams in the south - Clemson (30+ players), LSU are just as likely due to the virus spreading everywhere in the college towns and no social distancing anywhere. We know folks in Clemson and It’s everywhere in Clemson They are finally closing the bars that were very crowded. It doesn’t dismiss the issue at all - it’s just right now in the south, I’m not sure you could confidently point to the root cause. And unless you keep them in a true bubble - it will spread even if they would theoretically wear masks at practice.

Anonymous wrote:Under Phase 3 which VA is entering shortly, games are allowed per the VA Soccer guidelines. Our own club is not going to play any games for at least two weeks (probably more) due to the lack of fitness and flexibility amongst the kids, and also an abundance of caution.

I think if we start to see the uptick that has happened in the South and Southwest then we'll retrench back to a Phase 2.5 or something and youth sports may be shelved for awhile. Just can't say at this time.

After what's happened in TX/SC/AZ etc, I fear the reopening might bring about higher numbers such that playing just doesn't make sense at this time. But too early to know just now.

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Anonymous wrote:Games will resume. Here’s why. Pros are starting up again. Once they play for a month or so and no dramatic increase in Covid in the player population, people will cite this and return to play. The real linchpin is school however. If schools stay mostly remote for the fall, then travel soccer may be doomed for a while.

We’ll know in 10 days after the massive protests, many of the protesters wore masks. If we don’t get a massive spike from there or Memorial Day Weekend in general, masks may prove to be quite effective in allowing people to be out and more normal.

However, a huge spike could also send us back into quarantine.

Marks aren't effective in close-contact games like soccer or football. The pros are already getting sick.

At least one-quarter of LSU’s football team was in quarantine this week because of virus-related concerns, multiple sources tell Sports Illustrated, but that number is continuously fluctuating based on test results. At least 30 of LSU's 115 players have been isolated because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were found to have had contact with those who tested positive.

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/20/lsu-football-players-quarantined-coronavirus

On Wednesday, 48 hours before a Russian Premier League soccer match, six players from FC Rostov tested positive for the coronavirus.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-coronavirus-protocol-positive-tests-plan-rostov-russian-soccer-063545035.html

Any of the football teams in the south - Clemson (30+ players), LSU are just as likely due to the virus spreading everywhere in the college towns and no social distancing anywhere. We know folks in Clemson and It’s everywhere in Clemson They are finally closing the bars that were very crowded. It doesn’t dismiss the issue at all - it’s just right now in the south, I’m not sure you could confidently point to the root cause. And unless you keep them in a true bubble - it will spread even if they would theoretically wear masks at practice.

The New York Times has a story today about college football and infections. Kansas State and a couple other teams completely shut down summer workouts because of rapid spread among the team. Others like LSU did not. The story seems to say that the players who caught the virus went to crowded bars or similar places and then brought it back to their teammates. It specifically said the LSU outbreak was due to players going to one particular local bar off-campus.

I'll add that I've yet to see a story about any bad health consequences, or even hospitalizations, for players who tested positive for the virus. Maybe I just missed these stories. Or maybe the vast majority of players who test positive have not been hospitalized or suffered any serious effects, and instead just sat out for their 14 day quarantine and then rejoined their team.

With all that said, comparing the behaviors of college or pro athletes and their teams to youth sports is, at best, comparing apples to oranges. Youth sports cannot do the testing that is being implemented by the college or pro teams. Kids on youth sports teams cannot be put into a bubble like college or pro players. And more importantly, kids on youth sports teams have to live with parents and siblings, and, while everyone seems to agree that it is more difficult to catch the virus outdoors and kids do not seem to be adversely impacted by the virus, everyone also seems to agree that it is much easier to catch the virus indoors from someone you are living with. Parents would need to be comfortable with their increased risk of catching the virus from their kids. But then again, that's true whether we are talking about allowing our kids to participate in youth sports, attend school in person, or go hang out with their friends during the summer or fall. In doing any of these activities, ideally the kids are as safe as possible by washing hands, trying to maintain social distancing, and so on. Each person has to make up their own mind about the risks that they are willing to take, and hopefully they are also considerate of others by wearing masks and so on.

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Anonymous wrote:Games will resume. Here’s why. Pros are starting up again. Once they play for a month or so and no dramatic increase in Covid in the player population, people will cite this and return to play. The real linchpin is school however. If schools stay mostly remote for the fall, then travel soccer may be doomed for a while.

We’ll know in 10 days after the massive protests, many of the protesters wore masks. If we don’t get a massive spike from there or Memorial Day Weekend in general, masks may prove to be quite effective in allowing people to be out and more normal.

However, a huge spike could also send us back into quarantine.

Marks aren't effective in close-contact games like soccer or football. The pros are already getting sick.

At least one-quarter of LSU’s football team was in quarantine this week because of virus-related concerns, multiple sources tell Sports Illustrated, but that number is continuously fluctuating based on test results. At least 30 of LSU's 115 players have been isolated because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were found to have had contact with those who tested positive.

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/20/lsu-football-players-quarantined-coronavirus

On Wednesday, 48 hours before a Russian Premier League soccer match, six players from FC Rostov tested positive for the coronavirus.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-coronavirus-protocol-positive-tests-plan-rostov-russian-soccer-063545035.html

Any of the football teams in the south - Clemson (30+ players), LSU are just as likely due to the virus spreading everywhere in the college towns and no social distancing anywhere. We know folks in Clemson and It’s everywhere in Clemson They are finally closing the bars that were very crowded. It doesn’t dismiss the issue at all - it’s just right now in the south, I’m not sure you could confidently point to the root cause. And unless you keep them in a true bubble - it will spread even if they would theoretically wear masks at practice.