Post by The Admin on Apr 9, 2020 13:22:09 GMT -6
From OSSAA.com
May 4, 2020
As the official close of the school year draws near, we are receiving an increased number of calls regarding summer activities, what will be allowed and not allowed for the students, coaches, and directors.
While we felt that it was important to establish statewide guidance for activities during the school year regarding the Covid-19 situation, we feel that it is equally important to provide some guidance for the start of our summer activities.
Even though our state has started the “re-opening” process, we feel it is important for our member school facilities to remain closed until at least June 1. This will give us enough time to review data from our state and local government entities, our health-care professionals, and the other national sports and activities governing bodies. Based on the information we have at that time, we could adjust the June 1 date and/or add or relax restrictions to the summer activities regulations. Our focus has become doing all we can do to help preserve the opening of schools and activities in the fall.
Also, two links are below. One gives information about an NFHS-Sponsored organization that provides students an SAT/ACT Prep course at an inexpensive cost. Please share this information with your students and their families.
The other link addresses questions we have received regarding the NCAA Eligibility Center and any adjustments made to the initial-eligibility certification process due to the pandemic. We hope this information is useful as you provide information to your students aspiring to the next level of participation.
We will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and will update this page when and if changes need to be made.
SAT/ACT Prep course
NCAA Eligibility Center
April 20, 2020 -- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 and the effects on activities and the safer at home restrictions continue to be in the place, the OSSAA Staff has determined coaches and directors will be permitted to provide activity specific instruction to their respective students. Workouts and instruction may only be provided to participants via a virtual platform. This would include virtual tryouts.
We appreciate your patience as we navigate the changing circumstances.
April 5, 2020 11:30 a.m - It IS permissible for coaches and directors to send workout routines to their respective teams. The routines must be general in nature, no activity specific instruction may be given. The original correspondence was intended to simulate the dead week, however it was not intended to prohibit coaches from recommending a workout routine for the current team members. Coaches may not instruct or guide the workout, but they may provide written workouts, or virtual workouts through YouTube or another virtual platform. No school facilities may be used. Team meetings conducted virtually for the purpose of organizing future fund raising efforts, ordering uniforms or other administrative purposes are permitted.
At this time, virtual tryouts for cheerleading are not permitted.
The NCAA is evaluating the grade requirements for post-secondary students, as information becomes available from them we will pass along the information to the member schools.
We appreciate your patience as we all navigate these constantly changing circumstances.
March 26, 2020 1:30 p.m - On March 25, the State Superintendent announced that all public schools would remain closed until the end of the academic year for each respective public school. The academic year for schools will end between May 8 and May 15.
In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.
SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.
May 4, 2020
As the official close of the school year draws near, we are receiving an increased number of calls regarding summer activities, what will be allowed and not allowed for the students, coaches, and directors.
While we felt that it was important to establish statewide guidance for activities during the school year regarding the Covid-19 situation, we feel that it is equally important to provide some guidance for the start of our summer activities.
Even though our state has started the “re-opening” process, we feel it is important for our member school facilities to remain closed until at least June 1. This will give us enough time to review data from our state and local government entities, our health-care professionals, and the other national sports and activities governing bodies. Based on the information we have at that time, we could adjust the June 1 date and/or add or relax restrictions to the summer activities regulations. Our focus has become doing all we can do to help preserve the opening of schools and activities in the fall.
Also, two links are below. One gives information about an NFHS-Sponsored organization that provides students an SAT/ACT Prep course at an inexpensive cost. Please share this information with your students and their families.
The other link addresses questions we have received regarding the NCAA Eligibility Center and any adjustments made to the initial-eligibility certification process due to the pandemic. We hope this information is useful as you provide information to your students aspiring to the next level of participation.
We will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and will update this page when and if changes need to be made.
SAT/ACT Prep course
NCAA Eligibility Center
April 20, 2020 -- EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 and the effects on activities and the safer at home restrictions continue to be in the place, the OSSAA Staff has determined coaches and directors will be permitted to provide activity specific instruction to their respective students. Workouts and instruction may only be provided to participants via a virtual platform. This would include virtual tryouts.
We appreciate your patience as we navigate the changing circumstances.
April 5, 2020 11:30 a.m - It IS permissible for coaches and directors to send workout routines to their respective teams. The routines must be general in nature, no activity specific instruction may be given. The original correspondence was intended to simulate the dead week, however it was not intended to prohibit coaches from recommending a workout routine for the current team members. Coaches may not instruct or guide the workout, but they may provide written workouts, or virtual workouts through YouTube or another virtual platform. No school facilities may be used. Team meetings conducted virtually for the purpose of organizing future fund raising efforts, ordering uniforms or other administrative purposes are permitted.
At this time, virtual tryouts for cheerleading are not permitted.
The NCAA is evaluating the grade requirements for post-secondary students, as information becomes available from them we will pass along the information to the member schools.
We appreciate your patience as we all navigate these constantly changing circumstances.
March 26, 2020 1:30 p.m - On March 25, the State Superintendent announced that all public schools would remain closed until the end of the academic year for each respective public school. The academic year for schools will end between May 8 and May 15.
In conjunction with this decision the OSSAA Board voted unanimously, at the March 26, 2020 Teleconference Board Meeting, to cancel the State Basketball Tournament for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A; additionally, all spring activities have been cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
For the purpose of all OSSAA member school activities, all school personnel, including certified, adjunct or volunteer coaches, as well as teachers, directors, or instructors are prohibited from engaging in any type of OSSAA member school activity involving secondary students; no practice, instruction, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel is permitted.
SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES: Until further notice, no OSSAA member school activities will be permitted. The timeline for the beginning of summer activities will be provided to member schools at a time when CDC recommendations as well as State and Local government recommendations allow for safe participation.
