While they are leaving room for options should issues arise, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Friday that fall high school sports in the state will get started as planned during the 2020-2021 school year. An announcement on the association’s website does state, however, there are “contingency concepts for potential interruptions due to the spread of COVID-19.”
Currently, in the state of Michigan, high school football practices are scheduled to begin August 10, with all other fall sports to start practice August 12.
The news release goes on to say that the MHSAA’s first plant calls for all fall sports to be started and played as scheduled. However, if the situation deems it necessary, the start of some or all fall sports practices or competitions could be delayed. The next step in the plan’s progression calls for lower-risk fall sports that can be played to be completed, with higher-risk fall sports postponed until later in the school year.
The MHSAA says if all fall sports must be suspended, they will be rescheduled during a reconfigured calendar that would see winter sports begin in November followed by the conclusion of fall and spring seasons possibly running as long as July 2021.
