RICHMOND, Va. — Higher faculty soccer with not be played in Virginia this drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, in accordance to the Virginia Higher School League (VHSL).
The group states they will determine the fate of the 2020 slide sports activities time on July 27. Soccer in the drop is not provided in any of the 3 models underneath thought.
- Design 1: Only golfing and cross state in the tumble. All other drop sports cancelled.
- Design 2: Spring sporting activities (besides lacrosse) being shifted to the drop and vice versa
- Product 3: All sporting activities played in truncated seasons from Dec. 14-June 26.
- Product 3: Winter Sporting activities would be held Dec. 14-Feb. 20 (First enjoy date: 12/28). Slide Athletics would be held Feb. 15-May well 1 (First participate in date: 3/1) Spring Sports activities would be held April 12-June 26 (First enjoy date: 4/26).
There is no phrase if football will be considered for the winter season and spring months.
Chad Hornik, head mentor at Deep Operate Substantial Faculty, reacted to Wednesday’s announcement in a assertion to CBS 6.
“My coronary heart is weighty for our Deep Run soccer players and coaches. We have been functioning amazingly challenging nicely in advance of COVID-19 strike our earth and now our seniors could potentially be shedding the prospect to engage in their senior year,” explained Hornik. “We have more than a dozen gamers that are counting on the 2020 time to make their remaining impressions on faculty recruiters and now this possibility could quite possibly be absent.”
He claims he remains optimistic that fall sports will somehow take place for his group and for all fall athletes all over the state.
Remain with CBS 6 for the latest on this creating story.
Update: the @VHSL_ Govt Committee will vote on a approach for sports on July 27th, not August 3rd as formerly described.
Teams can continue to continue out of time conditioning. @CBS6
— Lane Casadonte (@LaneCtvsports) July 15, 2020
