9 September 2020
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV.com)– {New|Brand-new} {guidelines|standards} for youth sports will {take effect|work} in St. Louis County Friday.
On Sept. 11, high-frequency contact sports for those over the age of 14, {including|consisting of} basketball, lacrosse, wresting, rugby and football, will {face|deal with} more {restrictions|limitations|constraints}. The {restrictions|limitations|constraints} {include|consist of} no {competitions|competitors} and {a maximum|an optimum} of 30 {athletes|professional athletes} {allowed|enabled|permitted} at practices.
According to Page, the {positive|favorable} rate {between|in between} 15 and 19 {years old|years of ages} is near 20%, whereas all other {age groups|age} the rate is near 6%. For high school {athletics|sports}, Page is {recommending|suggesting|advising} that fall sports be {moved to|transferred to|relocated to} the spring.
[Tracking COVID-19: Breaking down cases in Missouri and Illinois]” {We know|We understand} these {recommendations|suggestions} {impact|affect} the fall sports season. Neither County {guidelines|standards} NOR the Youth Sports {Medicine|Medication} {Task|Job} Force {advise|recommend|encourage} {competitions|competitors} at the high school level, “Page tweeted. For {players|gamers}, it was another blow in an already-difficult year. Kate Gansen’s {son|child|kid|boy} is a 17-year-old senior at ParkwayWest,
and {had|had actually} been {hoping for|expecting|wishing for} weeks he would get {a chance|a possibility|an opportunity} to play football this season.”He had {a hard time|a difficult time|a tough time} {getting out of bed|rising} {this morning|today} and all of his {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} did,”Gansen {said|stated}. “They were all texting {before|prior to} their feet {hit|struck} the
{floor|flooring} and the wind was {just|simply} knocked out of their sails.”Parkway School District Athletic Director Mike Roth called the news {unfortunate|regrettable}, {but|however} {a reality|a truth} for {hundreds of|numerous} {student|trainee} {athletes|professional athletes}, their {coaches and {families|households}|{families|households} and coaches}.”
The {frustration|aggravation|disappointment} level that’s {built up|developed} in Parkway and {across|throughout} St. Louis County is that we’re not {allowed|enabled|permitted} to play {games|video games}, yet in St. Charles County, Jefferson County there’s activities
going on,”he {said|stated}.”It{‘s tough| is difficult}, it’s {not easy|difficult|challenging|hard}. It’s {a tough|a difficult|a hard} {pill|tablet} to swallow. It{‘s out of| runs out} our control {right now|today}.”
has on {community|neighborhood} spread. “The {younger|more youthful} population {seems|appears} to {handle|deal with|manage} the {disease|illness} {much better|far better|better} than the older population or {people|individuals} with {chronic|persistent} medical conditions, {but|however} it’s {really|truly|actually} that continuing transmission in the {community|neighborhood} that is {concerning|worrying},” he {said|stated}.
“It continues to put {other people|other individuals} at {risk|danger|threat} by {spreading|spreading out} the {virus|infection} throughout the {community|neighborhood}.”Garza {also|likewise} {urged|advised|prompted} that {just because|even if} {the majority of|most of} deaths are {among|amongst} the older population, {people|individuals} {shouldn’t|should not} {solely|entirely|exclusively} {look at|take a look at} {mortality|death} rates. “We {really|truly|actually} {shouldn’t|should not} {look at|take a look at} this as whether {somebody|someone} {died|passed away} or not. There are {a lot of|a great deal of} other
{long-term|long-lasting} {issues|problems|concerns} that {come with|include|feature} COVID, whether that’s {inflammation|swelling} of the heart, scarring of the lungs, {problems|issues} with {blood vessels|capillary}, kidney damage, all of those things,”he {said|stated}. Moderate-frequency contact sports, such as baseball, field hockey and soccer, will {be able to|have the ability to} continue {practicing with|experimenting} no {limit|limitation} on the {number of|variety of} {{participants|individuals} and coaches|coaches and {participants|individuals}}. For {children|kids} {younger|more youthful} than 14, {games|video games} and {competitions|competitors} with other {teams|groups} from the {Region|Area} are {allowed|enabled|permitted}, {but|however} {players|gamers} 14 years and older will not be {allowed|enabled|permitted} to {participate in|take part in} {games|video games} or {scrimmages|skirmishes}. Sports like diving, golf, {bowling, tennis and track|bowling, track and tennis|tennis, bowling and track|tennis, track and bowling|track, bowling and tennis|track, tennis and bowling} will {be able to|have the ability to} {{compete|contend|complete} and practice|practice and {compete|contend|complete}} with {a full|a complete} {team|group}. {Spectators|Viewers} are not {allowed|enabled|permitted} {allowed for|enabled|permitted} any of the groups. {Click here|Click on this link} for the {detailed|comprehensive|in-depth} breakdown of all the {restrictions|limitations|constraints} that will
{go into|enter into} {effect|impact|result} on Sept. 11. {During|Throughout} his Wednesday {morning|early morning} {briefing|rundown|instruction}, Page {also|likewise} {said|stated} he is {recommending|suggesting|advising} {{elementary|primary} and {primary|main}|{primary|main} and {elementary|primary}}
{students|trainees} {transition|shift} to in-person {learning|knowing}. He {said|stated} the {data|information} does
n’t support doing the {same|exact same|very same} for high school and {middle school|intermediate school} {students|trainees}.< div id ="tncms-region-article_instory_bottom
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