gotothebushes
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Wow! Thanks for sharing. Pretty tough situation to be in. Will she think about transferring elsewhere?
D1 college soccer under threat
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gotothebushes
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This makes total sense.
gotothebushes
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At this point they have no other choice and the ACC, Big 12 and SEC should all just play in the Spring. This 6 games for the fall is pointless.
Mystery Train
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Right now they just don't know. It's all in such upheaval that it's hard for her to make any decisions beyond the immediate. It's possible that they'll extend her offer another year, but then she'd be staying there (out of state) for another year, and it's too late for her to just declare this a gap year and sit out (rent & leases and classes already paid for). Maybe she'll get some games in the spring and then that's it. Soccer career over. Terrible, because she'd worked so hard to get to be a starter at D1 level and possibly compete for a championship and it all seems to be evaporating right when she could almost touch it. As bad as it is for my kid to lose her freshman year, at least she can hope for future seasons. It's way worse for those at the end who aren't going to get to finish. Same for all those seniors playing D1 football who won't be going pro (the vast majority). This was going to be the culmination of their football careers. That said, I can't blame the schools for pulling the plug. If the decision was on my head, I can't see how I'd come to any other conclusion.
More have died in the US in the last two days than any two day period since May. At the end of the day, CA is likely to break records for the most cases and deaths in a two day period. Today a sheriff in FL banned staff from wearing masks on the same day the county broke its record for deaths.
There will be no spring sports, or at least not one that finishes the season, without a vaccine. Americans are too dumb. It’s truly remarkable how dumb they are.
There will be no spring sports, or at least not one that finishes the season, without a vaccine. Americans are too dumb. It’s truly remarkable how dumb they are.
Keepermom2
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Yeah...the recent small studies are showing that it is more prevalent with COVID than the Flu. Once again, we need larger studies but as I understand it, several of the universities don't want to chance it because of the latest studies.
"Overall, 78% of recovered COVID-19 patients showed signs of some type of heart abnormality. The most common heart problem was inflammation of the heart muscle, or myocarditis, experienced by 60% of patients. Some patients also showed signs of inflammation of the pericardium, the tissue that surrounds the heart. Myocarditis occasionally occurs with influenza, adenovirus and other respiratory viruses, though it's much less common, for instance showing up in less than 10% of cases of flu, according to a 2012 study in the journal Influenza Research and Treatment. "
"Our findings demonstrate that participants with a relative paucity of preexisting cardiovascular [conditions] and with mostly home-based recovery had frequent cardiac inflammatory involvement" after COVID-19, the authors said."
COVID-19 linked to heart damage in healthy people, small study suggests
Three quarters of recovered COVID-19 patients had signs of lingering heart damage months after their initial infection.
gotothebushes
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Well said and thanks for sharing. There's how many layers to think about thats unspoken.
gotothebushes
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@younothat might be a good move. Glad to see you dd is really weighing her options.
Eagle33
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Question will be, if a player opts out of school this year, will he/she be able to keep the spot once everything returns to normal next year?
I would assume that training will be happening, even though the season is canceled.
vegasguy
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will they make an exception being that this is an exceptional year?
NCAA regulations require that at least half the teams registered to play in a given level (DI, DII, DIII) must agree to participate in the championship process in order for NCAA to sponsor a tournament. With the multiple conference announcements this week to suspend all college sports, they are already well below 50%.
Interesting thread covering that topic toward its end starts here --
Corona Virus Cancellations
Anyone hear any rumors or statements about spring season cancellations for the Corona Virus ?
www.bigsoccer.com
gotothebushes
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Recruiting dead period extended for NCAA Division I programs
The NCAA extended its recruiting dead period.
www.soccerwire.com
dk_b
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Like many of you, I have been thinking about this so much and how the situation impacts the student athletes at every level - from the kid in her or his last college year to the incoming freshman to the high school kids who should be feeling one step closer to playing at the next level. @Simisoccerfan and I were going to share a game together in Hawaii; I would have been texting with @SpeedK1llz about his child and mine; I would have been watching the Pac-12 GKs with keen interest as there may have been 3 starters from the same youth club; and I would have been watching my kid experience something totally new, really challenging and absolutely special. What a difference 8 months makes (when the US U18s were getting ready to play China's U18s at the end of Jan, the families were alerted to the steps the Federation, Customs and the state of FL were taking to make sure the athletes were safe to enter the country so, yeah, we've known for a while).
It's such a terrible bummer for all considered. And, yet, what else could they have done? I mean, I get that there are differences in risk tolerance and one can advocate a position based on the available stats and that it's all sort of abstract until close friend or family member gets sick. But even if the statistical risk is low, the potential impact is enormous to a single life, to a team, to an athletic program, to a campus and broader community. I support the Pac's decision because, to me, there is still far too much that is unknown and we have failed to put ourselves in the best position to protect ourselves against that huge unknown. Will college football be the trigger, like the SEC's decision was for the Mississippi state flag? Will that result in a more cohesive national plan (even if through a series of state-by-state commitments)?
Good luck, all. I wish good physical and mental health to all of you and your families.
It's such a terrible bummer for all considered. And, yet, what else could they have done? I mean, I get that there are differences in risk tolerance and one can advocate a position based on the available stats and that it's all sort of abstract until close friend or family member gets sick. But even if the statistical risk is low, the potential impact is enormous to a single life, to a team, to an athletic program, to a campus and broader community. I support the Pac's decision because, to me, there is still far too much that is unknown and we have failed to put ourselves in the best position to protect ourselves against that huge unknown. Will college football be the trigger, like the SEC's decision was for the Mississippi state flag? Will that result in a more cohesive national plan (even if through a series of state-by-state commitments)?
Good luck, all. I wish good physical and mental health to all of you and your families.
dk_b
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That's including the Big XII and the SEC saying they are moving forward? You've been tracking . . . how long until the ACC drops? And do you expect the Big XII and SEC to take all the way to the first to occur of (i) an outbreak or (ii) a completed season or do you think they will, ultimately, pull the plug?
gotothebushes
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@dk_b I think they will all pull the plug. Why risk it for only 6 games when you can have double the about of games in the Spring. Not too mention falls coming and we might have another spike in #'s.
No men's soccer at the conference level. There may be some schools whose teams play men's soccer in other conferences.
Mystery Train
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100%. Well said.