Plymouthfan91

I was able to watch our scrimmage from youtube. We play East Noble on the road on Friday and they are streaming using the IHSAA station. The cost is $10. I might pay it and bring my TV outside and invite some friends over and watch the game.

Then you are a part of the problem.

The NLC should offer a subscription for all of their games on a weekly basis. Since Saturday football may not happen, I would watch other schools play.

Do any of the HNAC schools have live streaming of their games this year? I think it could be a fun conference to follow especially at the top.

No Friday scrimmage in Plymouth. As of right now we are scrimmaging on Saturday vs. SB Adams. I don't know if it will be streamed or not. The boys soccer coach told me that the Plymouth Athletic Department is going to stream home soccer games so I guess they will for football. I will give more information when I can.

Do they have plans in place in case one of these games gets cancelled? This may be one of the only ways for some of us to watch a high school football game this year.

Here's the deal. Everyone has their own opinion of risk. To be totally one-sided and not see the other person's side is well...short-sided. To downplay a mother's concern for her child and the fact he could've died is wrong. I hope you don't have anyone you care about get really sick or die from this. Now do I think we should play? The answer is yes. But if people on the team or in their classroom get sick they will have to sit out and quarantine. If they test positive they will miss 4 weeks of the season between the 14 days off and the 10 days of practice, not to mention the IHSAA stating that the students will need to get their heart checked and cleared by a doctor. This is a risk because we don't have any idea about the long term effects of this virus or if you get it once will you be immune from getting it again. So if you are asymptomatic the first time will you be asymptomatic the second time? So if some people feel that they don't want to play or if some schools or conferences don't want to play that is their assessment of the risk. Instead of being a jerk about it accept their feelings.

@DannEllenwoodis just a Troll who is trying to get you fired up. Don't let him get to you.

I'm with you! But all schools and counties must do what is best for them. We are still a go but we have lost some games: LaPorte is our scrimmage opponent hopefully they get going so we can play next week, Northridge on 9/11, Concord on 10/2, Goshen on 10/9 and Northwood on 10/16. Hopefully we can still have the Goshen and Northwood games. But I don't think we will be able to play the Northridge and Concord games.

I wonder about the student sections. The idea of families sitting close is fine as long as they maintain social distance from other families. But student sections have always been kids close to other kids.

This idea of" being a spectator is a privilege "would be a great slogan for the IHSAA during this time.

It is what it is...

Taking temperatures should be the parents responsibility. This article in the Indy Star gives a view of how parents will check their kids. Scary if these same parents use this way of sending their kids into my classroom.

Do you know if the IHSAA has approved the transfer already or not? If they have this will allow schools close to the state line to increase their enrollment and make more money.

I know that inside facilities have to include everyone involved players, coaches, admin, etc..in their count to 250. I would assume that this would somehow apply to a football facility. Wouldn't be nice if the IHSAA would come up with a plan for outdoor sports and fans? Local officials are trying to get schools started safely and for them to have to also worry about athletics is wrong. All the IHSAA has to worry about is sports and they won't make a ruling on anything.

It is what it is....

I hope he can play especially if he is a D-1 player and can get some film out for maybe a better offer. But even if he is on the roster he still needs to get IHSAA approval for the transfer before he can play.

The 250 people include the players, coaches, administrators, workers, and fans. So the teams would have to limit who came to the game to make room for everyone else.

Here is a document from the IHSAA that relates to transfers. I read down to end of the document to #11. Can they prove the transfer wasn't for athletic reasons? They meet the requirement for eligibility if they move to Fort Wayne but can they meet the requirement for #11a and also undue influence in #12. This will be a tricky thing for the IHSAA, not just in this case but also in any school along the state line that gets transfers from Illinois. Athletic Eligibility.pdf

I spoke to one of our coaches yesterday and we have around 60 kids out. My son who is a Senior (but not a football player) said that there are about only 8 Seniors out and 17 9th graders. I agree that if the room is there you should allow more than just Seniors to attend. I have attached what Phase 4.5 says. I'm guessing this is what schools will have to follow. So reading this, if groups stay socially distanced and wear a mask then they can attend the game. How many people will do that?

No one is saying they can't play. We need to have some accountability. Our kids need to learn about doing what is best for all. Go to school, WEAR A MASK/KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE, go to practice, WEAR A MASK (when you can)/KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE (when you can), go home after practice. Repeat! If our kids, teachers, and coaches did that we will be able to play! Just because the number of fans is being limited shouldn't be a problem, if this is about the kids. Follow the rules and we can have football.

Here is my suggestion: Make a minimum number of games that each team needs to play to qualify for the sectional. That number can be determined by the IFCA. Then once the season is over, we take all of the teams that are available and list them by enrollment. If we stay status quo we will divided them into six classes using the ratio we use now. Then play the tournament. If a team has an outbreak during the tourney they forfeit the game and their opponent moves on. I believe that we should play but it needs to be safely. I know at my school though we are starting virtual, which I disagree with. We are allowing our athletes to opt for the full 9 weeks of virtual learning. The issue I have as a teacher is that those students will not be taking electives and some of them may miss out on dual credit if it is through Ivy Tech. My own son in college now will get a degree in Software engineering in three years from Trine University. The free Dual Credit courses he took in college will save him (i.e. us) around $25,000. Each family can make their own decisions, I hope they get all of the facts from their schools as to what that may be. Lastly to play safe we need to make sure that masks are worn at all times in schools, that social distancing is mandatory in schools, that sick kids and teachers stay home without repercussions, and that fans that attend games socially distance themselves and wear masks. Any outbreak that is attributed to the school will look bad and schools will shut down. If our goal is to get kids in the classroom and on the field we ALL need to follow the rules. This won't last forever.

Sports don't pay for themselves.

Wrong! Bad math. 330,000,000 people haven't gotten sick. You can't include people who haven't gotten sick yet as The current U.S. number is 4,473,974 cases and 151,499 deaths. This is per the CDC. 151,499/4,473,974 is 3.38% death rate. Now using YOUR 328,000,000 number of US residents and they if they all get sick we will see 9,840,000 deaths. You can't throw numbers around and not understand what you are saying. I hope you aren't a math teacher.