Virginia has unveiled three options for sports in moving forward during the coronavirus pandemic and none of them include high school football in the fall.
Only one plan has high school football in the spring.
Here are more details:
Model 1: All sports remain in their current season, with low-contact sports like golf and cross country proceeding as usual. Theater would be allowed, but high-contact sports like field hockey, football, cheer and volleyball wouldn’t.
Model 2: Spring and fall sports will switch seasons. Tennis, soccer, baseball and softball would be allowed to play as well as track and field in the fall. But high-contact sports, including spring lacrosse, would be off-limits until spring season resumes around March to allow schools time to figure out more safety precautions and gauge the status of the virus.
Model 3: All sports would be delayed and then resume in three condensed seasons:
– Winter sports: Dec. 14 – February 20
– Fall sports: February 15 – May 1
– Spring sports: April 12 – June 26
The VHSL won’t vote on a final plan until July 27th.
