CA youth sports

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Here's the latest. Yesterday, Governor Newsom said that with Covid numbers trending in the right direction new youth guidance will be announced "in the coming days," which probably means towards the end of next week. The assumption is we are going to see a relaxation of the rules, and allowance for competitive games sometime in the near future. How soon? That we don't know, but many high school football teams are now planning to resume practices, with a March 19th target for the start of their season.

We don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, as the Governor has been reluctant to bend on youth sports for quite some time, so we are weary of what to expect. This may also be something that's geared toward high school tackle football, who has a drop dead date coming up before they have to cancel the whole season. They have already done away with pre-season and playoff games. However, if tackle football is allowed to resume, the belief is all high contact outdoor sports will also be reopened.

Until we have more details we do not want to set any exact target date, but if rules are relaxed we are most likely looking at a late-March/early April start.

We are suggesting to all players looking to play in the Spring that you don't wait too much longer to register. These new guidelines will potentially come with field limits and gathering restrictions. The challenge for a league like ours is the large amount of games taking place at one time creates a tournament like atmosphere, which we know will not be allowed. Significant adjustments will need to be made, and we will need to set a cap much lower than we have in the past.

That's where we are at. It feels like there is momentum to get kids back on the field, and we remain cautiously optimistic. We will e-mail everyone when the next update comes out.

Any questions please call Ryan Leinart at 949-422-5864.
Everyone give Ryan a call.
 
As Newsom mentioned he is working on a deal. Since sports are tied to school reopenings, I'm sure he needs the time to work out a deal with the large school unions. He now has pressure to push back against the unions because of the recall reaching the signature requirement and what's happening in other union controlled areas like Chicago, were Mayor Lightfoot has aggressively fought the unions (kudos to her for finally drawing a line). There will be a recall vote, but if he can pretend that he reopened schools and sports he may prevail in a recall election.

Don't hold your breath for anything material changing after two weeks. I hope it does, but...
Unfortunately, both are urinal mints in the same urinal.
 
Depends on what they mean by “the greatest extent possible” for keeping 6 feet apart.

It isn’t absolute. CDC yellow says “required”. Blue says “to the extent possible”. If they both meant required, they would both use the same language.

Means the CDC is saying no contact sports until under 1.4 cases per 100K per day. And no credit for extra testing. Ugh. But it’s not a ban.

Annoying that it draws no distinction between indoor and outdoor contact sports. CA guidelines are better in that respect.

If CA tightens to match CDC, I’ll start tracking the time until we hit 1.4. :(
1. "the greatest extent possible" means "two weeks to flatten the curve."

2. The only color that matters is green for recall.

3. Refs & whistles in OS today was glorious - time to say no mas!
 
Who said we will return to normal?

I just want my kids to be able to go to schools and play with their friends. If the CDC guidelines had put outdoor sports in yellow where they belong, I’d be cheering.
Maybe it's about time we all say it.
 
Maybe it's about time we all say it.
But it isn't time for normal.

Some things need to be open. Eg: outdoor recreation.

Others need to be closed. Eg: pro sports stadiums.

The policy question is determining which things are open and which are closed. There will be some of each.

Asking for normal ( everything open ) in a pandemic is simply ridiculous.
 
But it isn't time for normal.

Some things need to be open. Eg: outdoor recreation.

Others need to be closed. Eg: pro sports stadiums.

The policy question is determining which things are open and which are closed. There will be some of each.

Asking for normal ( everything open ) in a pandemic is simply ridiculous.
We are quickly moving from pandemic to endemic

right now (like yesterday) they need to remove measures targeted against kids and open the schools at least in hybrid and youth sports

when the elderly are vaccinated open up everything with restrictions such as crowd limitations on indoor dining and Disneyland and indoor offices

when teachers are vaccinated remove the restrictions in schools like hybrids and masks

when everyone else has been offered the vaccine open it all up. It’s not going to get any better and probably a little worse

we should be back to full normal in a matter of months not years. It’s not going away so we are going to have to learn to live with it
 
We are quickly moving from pandemic to endemic

right now (like yesterday) they need to remove measures targeted against kids and open the schools at least in hybrid and youth sports

when the elderly are vaccinated open up everything with restrictions such as crowd limitations on indoor dining and Disneyland and indoor offices

when teachers are vaccinated remove the restrictions in schools like hybrids and masks

when everyone else has been offered the vaccine open it all up. It’s not going to get any better and probably a little worse

we should be back to full normal in a matter of months not years. It’s not going away so we are going to have to learn to live with it
Do you honestly think March Madness with full stadiums and no masks is a good idea this year?

If the answer is no, then we agree that it is not time for “normal“. We are, instead, discussing what kind of abnormal is appropriate.

“Learning to live with it“ needs to involve some learning. Keep the smart rules, like masks and indoor dining closures. Lose the dumb rules, like closing outdoor recreation opportunities. It does not mean “stubbornly pretend nothing is wrong”.
 
Do you honestly think March Madness with full stadiums and no masks is a good idea this year?

If the answer is no, then we agree that it is not time for “normal“. We are, instead, discussing what kind of abnormal is appropriate.

“Learning to live with it“ needs to involve some learning. Keep the smart rules, like masks and indoor dining closures. Lose the dumb rules, like closing outdoor recreation opportunities. It does not mean “stubbornly pretend nothing is wrong”.

In March, no. Vaccination of the elderly won't be completed by then. The NBA playoffs, yeah absolutely but with restrictions.

By fourth of July, lose the masks, open up the offices, send life back to normal. It's never going to get any better, and by then the IFR for this thing is lower than a seasonal flu.
 
In March, no. Vaccination of the elderly won't be completed by then. The NBA playoffs, yeah absolutely but with restrictions.

By fourth of July, lose the masks, open up the offices, send life back to normal. It's never going to get any better, and by then the IFR for this thing is lower than a seasonal flu.
Do you want the cross-immunity data on new variants before we triple the infection rates? Or just lose the masks, open the stadiums, and see what happens?

You see, even if you are right that it won’t get better, we can make it worse.....
 
Do you want the cross-immunity data on new variants before we triple the infection rates? Or just lose the masks, open the stadiums, and see what happens?

You see, even if you are right that it won’t get better, we can make it worse.....
The mask is something that should be recommended but not required by the time we get to May. Personally, I have no problems wearing a mask when I go shopping but I do have a problem seeing so many businesses going under. Grace is right, it’s not going to get any better during these summer months.
 
The mask is something that should be recommended but not required by the time we get to May. Personally, I have no problems wearing a mask when I go shopping but I do have a problem seeing so many businesses going under. Grace is right, it’s not going to get any better during these summer months.
You have one Doc to thank bro.

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The mask is something that should be recommended but not required by the time we get to May. Personally, I have no problems wearing a mask when I go shopping but I do have a problem seeing so many businesses going under. Grace is right, it’s not going to get any better during these summer months.

You guys are 100% fooling yourselves expecting things to get better by May. What part of people are idiots dont you understand? Every time a holiday comes around and travel (especially AIR Travel) happens we will see a major spike. IF the virus is not controlled by Thanksgiving of 2021 WE ARE FUCKED all over again because people do not understand how to stay home. You'll have have Thanksgiving travel followed by Christmas and New Years then Joe locking us down with fears of another dark winter.
 
You guys are 100% fooling yourselves expecting things to get better by May. What part of people are idiots dont you understand? Every time a holiday comes around and travel (especially AIR Travel) happens we will see a major spike. IF the virus is not controlled by Thanksgiving of 2021 WE ARE FUCKED all over again because people do not understand how to stay home. You'll have have Thanksgiving travel followed by Christmas and New Years then Joe locking us down with fears of another dark winter.
I stay home bro for 11 months now. So maybe 13 more if we all stay home? Dude, this is not about what you think this is about. I heard from rumor mill that the Winter of 2021 will be HELL!!!
 
You guys are 100% fooling yourselves expecting things to get better by May. What part of people are idiots dont you understand? Every time a holiday comes around and travel (especially AIR Travel) happens we will see a major spike. IF the virus is not controlled by Thanksgiving of 2021 WE ARE FUCKED all over again because people do not understand how to stay home. You'll have have Thanksgiving travel followed by Christmas and New Years then Joe locking us down with fears of another dark winter.

Better doesn’t mean disappearing. This is going to be here for many years regardless of what we do. I am saying that let’s enjoy the summer because it will be back again in the fall. Even in the highest controlled countries in the world, they haven’t been able to make it disappear.
Time for you to do some research if you think that covid can be eliminated.


 
Do you want the cross-immunity data on new variants before we triple the infection rates? Or just lose the masks, open the stadiums, and see what happens?

You see, even if you are right that it won’t get better, we can make it worse.....
We can’t live like this forever. We have the vaccines and nothing better is on horizon. You are talking restrictions and lockdowns for years which is absolutely insane. I get that you all are scared and in a mass panic but life is never 100% safe and you have to start living your lives.
 
You guys are 100% fooling yourselves expecting things to get better by May. What part of people are idiots dont you understand? Every time a holiday comes around and travel (especially AIR Travel) happens we will see a major spike. IF the virus is not controlled by Thanksgiving of 2021 WE ARE FUCKED all over again because people do not understand how to stay home. You'll have have Thanksgiving travel followed by Christmas and New Years then Joe locking us down with fears of another dark winter.
You guys are fooling yourself that there is anything we can do to control this virus. We can’t control flu. We don’t try to control flu despite it being more deadly to kids. I get that you are scared but life isn’t 100% safe and we aren’t going to get there any time soon. Everyone is going to eventually get this thing but with a lower ifr thanks to the vaccines
 
You guys are fooling yourself that there is anything we can do to control this virus. We can’t control flu. We don’t try to control flu despite it being more deadly to kids. I get that you are scared but life isn’t 100% safe and we aren’t going to get there any time soon. Everyone is going to eventually get this thing but with a lower ifr thanks to the vaccines
I have old pal friend who I got to speak with yesterday. I cant say what military or service he belongs to, but he just took his 2nd dose of the Vaccine. He said he got the chills and their multiplying. He also said he had no choice if he wanted to do have a job. No shot=find another line of work. That right their is insane. He was on the shot when I was talking to him and he looked bad, I wont lie. I saw fear, not the flu.
 
I have old pal friend who I got to speak with yesterday. I cant say what military or service he belongs to, but he just took his 2nd dose of the Vaccine. He said he got the chills and their multiplying. He also said he had no choice if he wanted to do have a job. No shot=find another line of work. That right their is insane. He was on the shot when I was talking to him and he looked bad, I wont lie. I saw fear, not the flu.
Yeah my cousin a nurse just got it. Was laid up with fever and chills for 2 days. My elderly folks felt nothing. The lockdowners are absolutely nuts if they think they want people to go through the vaccine thing (which for younger people is not pleasant...at least the mRNA ones) and then continue to put their lives on hold.
 
We can’t live like this forever. We have the vaccines and nothing better is on horizon. You are talking restrictions and lockdowns for years which is absolutely insane. I get that you all are scared and in a mass panic but life is never 100% safe and you have to start living your lives.

In your wish list, why does “I don’t want to wear a mask” rank equal to “I want 5 days per week of in person school for my child”?

One of these is a minor annoyance. The other is a major threat to the long term health of the economy. You have the two as equals.

It reads like a list of things that annoy Grace. That’s different from an actual long term plan for what we should and should not do.
 
Yeah my cousin a nurse just got it. Was laid up with fever and chills for 2 days. My elderly folks felt nothing. The lockdowners are absolutely nuts if they think they want people to go through the vaccine thing (which for younger people is not pleasant...at least the mRNA ones) and then continue to put their lives on hold.
Amazing. He told me he still has to wear a mask always because no one knows he already got shot twice and he's not a risk. I'm thinking maybe put a mark on their forehead, like maybe 666 or "R" for Rona? Grace, I speak satire, remember me that sweetheart. I love your boldness and ability to deal with these men.
 
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