Post by The Admin on May 20, 2020 14:22:41 GMT -6
Oklahoma Coaches Association cancels 2020 convention, All-State games
oklahoman.com/article/5662786/oklahoma-coaches-association-cancels-2020-convention-all-state-games
oklahoman.com/article/5662786/oklahoma-coaches-association-cancels-2020-convention-all-state-games
The Oklahoma Coaches Association's board of directors voted Wednesday to cancel the annual coaches clinic and All-State games.
It's the first time the event, which started in 1935, has been canceled. It was scheduled July 25-31 in Tulsa.
"I told the board that there's going to be a lot of people upset, including us," OCA executive director Milt Bassett said. "I think history will say one day that we did the right thing. It wasn't worth the gamble with getting anyone sick."
There were multiple reasons why the OCA was forced to cancel, including no where for athletes to stay during the week.
The first All-State game was football in 1938, and the event has only grown since. It will return to Tulsa on July 24-30 next year. Bassett said the OCA also signed an agreement to have its 2022 clinic in Tulsa, as well.
The OCA will purchase All-State rings for all of the athletes, and forms will be mailed to each athlete to be able to receive them.
It's the first time the event, which started in 1935, has been canceled. It was scheduled July 25-31 in Tulsa.
"I told the board that there's going to be a lot of people upset, including us," OCA executive director Milt Bassett said. "I think history will say one day that we did the right thing. It wasn't worth the gamble with getting anyone sick."
There were multiple reasons why the OCA was forced to cancel, including no where for athletes to stay during the week.
The first All-State game was football in 1938, and the event has only grown since. It will return to Tulsa on July 24-30 next year. Bassett said the OCA also signed an agreement to have its 2022 clinic in Tulsa, as well.
The OCA will purchase All-State rings for all of the athletes, and forms will be mailed to each athlete to be able to receive them.
