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WIAA Moves Forward With Fall Sports

 

Photo courtesy of wiaawi.org

By Sarah Vandermolen

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has decided to continue with their Fall 2020 sport season. An article from the Wisconsin State Journal states "six options were presented by executive staff for the WIAA and outlines by assistant director Stephanie Hauser."

In an 11-0 vote by the board, the WIAA decided that Wisconsin schools will have four sport seasons: a delayed fall season, a winter season, an alternative spring season (for schools who are unable to play sports this fall), and the traditional spring season.

The alternative spring season was intended for schools that are heading back to classes with a "soft start" by having students attend online classes this fall. Due to the unknown risks and dangers that surround sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this alternative option allows for schools to suspend their sports for the current season while planning ahead for the spring.

Due to the scheduled changes, each sport season will be shortened by two-to-three weeks. Even with these alterations, according to madison.com, "there will be overlap in the seasons." Although the WIAA allows a student to play in multiple sports, each school must decide whether they will allow an athlete to play in overlapping seasons.

Each school must also decide whether they are going to participate in the alternative spring season completely, play their fall sports entirely in the fall season, or move some sports to the spring and keep some sports in the fall.

The WIAA executive director, Dave Anderson, explained that the association will "remain flexible, depending on COVID-19 developments."

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