Will the NCHSAA mandate the wearing of masks for Wrestling?
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Will the NCHSAA mandate the wearing of masks for Wrestling?
11/17/2020, 7:08:18 PM
NCHSAA: masks are now mandatory for everyone indoors, even athletes who are midgame
https://www.chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/nchsaa-masks-are-now-mandatory-for-indoor-athletes-midgame,7223
BY CHAPEL FOWLER, News + Record Staff
As positive coronavirus cases surge across the United States, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association on Thursday announced a significant pivot for Monday�s volleyball season: a mask mandate for everyone, athletes included.
Previously, athletes who were �actively involved in aerobic activity� didn�t have to wear face coverings during indoor skill sessions, practices and games. But Thursday�s news, first reported by HighSchoolOT, removes that exception. The change is effective immediately for all member schools.
[color=red][u][b]The sport most affected is, of course, volleyball; teams across the state can start regular-season matches as early as Monday. But other indoor sports holding preseason workouts, such as men�s and women�s basketball, are also impacted by the rule change.[/b][/u][/color]
The NCHSAA mask mandate came during a sobering week of news for COVID-19 in North Carolina. For the second day in a row, the state set a new record for coronavirus hospitalizations; the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,279 hospitalizations Thursday.
And on Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper extended the state�s Phase 3 safety guidelines into early December, while lowering the capacity limits for indoor events from 25 people back down to 10.
That change wouldn�t affect colleges and schools, Cooper said in his news conference Tuesday, and the NCHSAA indeed confirmed Wednesday the executive order didn�t change its plans for now.
That means NCHSAA events can still accept 25 spectators for indoor volleyball matches and 100 spectators (or 30% of a venue�s stated fired capacity, if less) for outdoor cross country meets.
Before the NCHSAA's statewide mask mandate, some individual schools and school districts had already required masks for indoor competition; per the association's modified sports manual, visiting teams would have to comply with such rules if the home team's school or district had them in place.
Wearing masks during a volleyball match isn't a totally novel concept. Several NCAA Division I volleyball teams, including UNC-Chapel Hill, Notre Dame and Virginia, wore masks during their 2020 regular season.
https://www.chathamnewsrecord.com/stories/nchsaa-masks-are-now-mandatory-for-indoor-athletes-midgame,7223
BY CHAPEL FOWLER, News + Record Staff
As positive coronavirus cases surge across the United States, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association on Thursday announced a significant pivot for Monday�s volleyball season: a mask mandate for everyone, athletes included.
Previously, athletes who were �actively involved in aerobic activity� didn�t have to wear face coverings during indoor skill sessions, practices and games. But Thursday�s news, first reported by HighSchoolOT, removes that exception. The change is effective immediately for all member schools.
[color=red][u][b]The sport most affected is, of course, volleyball; teams across the state can start regular-season matches as early as Monday. But other indoor sports holding preseason workouts, such as men�s and women�s basketball, are also impacted by the rule change.[/b][/u][/color]
The NCHSAA mask mandate came during a sobering week of news for COVID-19 in North Carolina. For the second day in a row, the state set a new record for coronavirus hospitalizations; the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,279 hospitalizations Thursday.
And on Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper extended the state�s Phase 3 safety guidelines into early December, while lowering the capacity limits for indoor events from 25 people back down to 10.
That change wouldn�t affect colleges and schools, Cooper said in his news conference Tuesday, and the NCHSAA indeed confirmed Wednesday the executive order didn�t change its plans for now.
That means NCHSAA events can still accept 25 spectators for indoor volleyball matches and 100 spectators (or 30% of a venue�s stated fired capacity, if less) for outdoor cross country meets.
Before the NCHSAA's statewide mask mandate, some individual schools and school districts had already required masks for indoor competition; per the association's modified sports manual, visiting teams would have to comply with such rules if the home team's school or district had them in place.
Wearing masks during a volleyball match isn't a totally novel concept. Several NCAA Division I volleyball teams, including UNC-Chapel Hill, Notre Dame and Virginia, wore masks during their 2020 regular season.