Texas High School Football Coaches Say Statistics Show Teams Can Play Safely During Pandemic
The coaches report 278 of the more than 65,000 athletes tested positive for COVID-19. That is .426 percent of the players.
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The coaches report 278 of the more than 65,000 athletes tested positive for COVID-19. That is .426 percent of the players.
All three Cedar Hill players made their commitments without an in-person visit.
Hand sanitizing, safe distancing and constant cleaning of equipment are the top priority during the workouts.
More than 50 schools in Dallas County are affected by the public health order, which means organized practices cannot begin before September 8.
"We can do online school, but we cannot do online football," said Highland Park High football captain Sam Morse.
The UIL, which is the governing body for public school athletics in Texas, announced Tuesday that the beginning of the football season for larger schools is being pushed back nearly a month.
With a little more than a month to go before the start of the school year, the University Interscholastic League has released guidelines to help teams navigate practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University Interscholastic League is recommending schools cease all workouts and practices starting Friday, July 3 until Monday, July 13.
There's no passing, no defense and no scrimmages, but it's a start.
Arlington ISD's Martin High School was one of the first schools to report a positive case and how leaders there handled it is being used as an example for others.
Keller High School's Kelly Low is setting an example on and off the golf course as she heads to UT Dallas.
DeSoto High School hired Richard Bacon as the new head basketball coach in the middle of May, but the coach had to wait until the middle of June to finally meet his players.
With the state of Texas gradually reopening, the UIL ruled that teams could start to bring back student athletes for workouts.
Highland Park rising Senior Brayden Schager has big shoes to fill as a first time starting quarterback for the Scots this fall.
Coby Cavil is set to play football at the University of Louisiana Monroe in the fall.