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2 |  | NFHS STATE GUIDANCE | |||
3 | Updated | Return Date | Summary | Link | |
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6 | Alabama | ||||
7 | 7/22/2020 | 7/27/2020 | Central Board Approves AHSAA Return to Play ‘Best Practices’ Affirming Plans to Start Fall Sports as Scheduled | https://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/central-board-approves-ahsaa-return-to-play-best-practices-affirming-plans-to-start-fall-sports-as-scheduled | |
8 | 7/10/2020 | AHSAA executive director feels fall sports will start on time. Opening football games in the state, as well as first volleyball, cross country and swimming/diving contests, are set for Thursday, Aug. 20. Teams in all four sports can start preseason practice on Monday, July 27. | https://www.dothaneagle.com/sports/high-school/ahsaa-executive-director-feels-fall-sports-will-start-on-time/article_df49d09c-8780-5a2d-975b-784343e50f5f.html | ||
9 | 7/29/2020 | Alabama High School Cancels All Sports for 2020-21 | https://www.athleticbusiness.com/high-school/alabama-s-barbour-county-cancels-all-2020-21-prep-sports.html?eid=61611108&bid=2664143 | ||
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11 | Alaska | ||||
12 | 7/27/2020 | 7/29/2020 | The first contests for Cross Country, Tennis, Football, Football Sideline Cheer, Co-ed Soccer and Flag Football were moved from August 14 to August 20. | https://asaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-21-ASAA-Calendar-of-Events-10.pdf | |
13 | 7/22/2020 | The Anchorage School District on Wednesday canceled all sports practices and activities for at least another two weeks as the municipality’s coronavirus case counts continued to rise. | https://www.adn.com/sports/high-school-sports/2020/07/22/sports-practices-canceled-as-anchorage-school-district-nears-high-risk-operating-scenario-under-covid-19/ | ||
14 | 10/14/2020 | ASAA calls off state high school championships for football, other sports | https://www.adn.com/sports/high-school-sports/2020/10/13/asaa-calls-off-state-high-school-championships-for-football-other-sports/ | ||
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16 | Arizona | ||||
17 | 8/5/2020 | 8/17/2020 | AIA Executive Board approves return to fall sports calendar | https://www.azpreps365.com/articles/11924-aia-executive-board-approves-return-to-fall-sports-calendar | |
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21 | Arkansas | ||||
22 | 5/21/2020 | 6/1/2020 | AAA member schools may begin limited summer activities June 1. | https://www.aractivities.org/covid19 | |
23 | 7/7/2020 | 8/3/2020 | The Arkansas Activities Association is preparing to resume activities and athletics this Fall in accordance with the regular AAA calendar. These preparations are contingent upon compliance with all directives as issued by the Governor's office and Department of Health. | https://www.aractivities.org/post/covid-19-update | |
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26 | California | ||||
27 | 7/20/2020 | December/ January | The California Interscholastic Federation announced the postponement of all fall season high school sports. The fall sports including: Football, Volleyball, Water Polo, Cross Country, Competitive Cheer, Field Hockey, Gymnastics and Skiing and Snowboarding will be pushed back and possibly start in December or January. | https://cifstate.org/mediacenter/releases/2019-20/PR-34_7.20.20_CIF_Statement_2020-21_Sports_Calendar_Final.pdf | |
28 | 8/6/2020 | High school sports teams receive safety guidelines to resume workouts | https://sports.yahoo.com/high-school-sports-teams-receive-132136528.html | ||
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30 | Colorado | ||||
31 | 9/16/2020 | 8/3/2020 | Following the vote on Wednesday night to allow schools to play football in the fall, if they choose to, here are further details about the season. Schools can choose to play in either Season A (practice starts September 24) or Season C (practice starts February 25). | https://chsaanow.com/2020-09-17/details-on-the-footballs-plan-for-season-a-and-season-c/ | |
32 | 6/29/2020 | CHSAA has cautious optimism fall sports will play as scheduled | https://durangoherald.com/articles/329742-chsaa-has-cautious-optimism-fall-sports-will-play-as-scheduled | ||
33 | 7/24/2020 | Fall sports remain up in the air as the Colorado High School Activities Association awaits approval from Gov. Jared Polis to move forward. | https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/fall-sports-still-undecided-in-colorado/article_54a0c57e-cd08-11ea-8f67-3f1f3268344e.html | ||
34 | 8/2/2020 | Some Colorado high school sports cleared for fall play – CHSAA awaiting response from state officials on remaining sports | https://douglascountynewspress.net/stories/some-colorado-high-school-sports-cleared-for-fall-play,313293 | ||
35 | 9/16/2020 | CHSAA board approves new season structure, schools may choose to compete in fall or spring | https://gazette.com/high-school-sports/chsaa-board-approves-new-season-structure-schools-may-choose-to-compete-in-fall-or-spring/article_f90767d6-f877-11ea-a8f8-3ff2789c546a.html | ||
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38 | Connecticut | ||||
39 | 9/16/2020 | 9/21/2020 | CIAC Football Board of Control Update | http://ciacsports.com/site/?p=14844 | |
40 | 7/9/2020 | Football 8/17 | High School Sports to Resume in Fall even as Students Remain Cohorted in the Classroom. Start football on August 17 and all other sports August 27 | https://ctexaminer.com/2020/07/09/high-school-sports-to-resume-in-fall-even-as-students-remain-cohorted-in-the-classroom/ | |
41 | 7/31/2020 | CIAC releases plans for fall sports season | https://www.wfsb.com/news/ciac-releases-plans-for-fall-sports-season/article_145db4de-d26e-11ea-aabf-7f06ac63c7a6.html | ||
42 | 9/14/2020 | Chances for high school football amid coronavirus pandemic dim with new report from DPH; Lamont calls for postponement | https://news.yahoo.com/chances-high-school-football-amid-213600193.html | ||
43 | 9/16/2020 | CIAC reaffirms full contact football is cancelled this year | https://www.wfsb.com/news/ciac-reaffirms-full-contact-football-is-cancelled-this-year/article_4a5d23e2-f80e-11ea-8f77-07a01b466eb0.html | ||
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46 | Delaware | ||||
47 | 9/18/2020 | 9/28/2020 | The State Board of Education approved Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) amended emergency regulation 1010 by a 4-3 vote which officially grants permission for interscholastic athletics to occur with fall season sports starting on September 28. | https://www.doe.k12.de.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=572&ModuleInstanceID=10696&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=24986&PageID=3949 | |
48 | 8/6/2020 | The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Board of Directors voted to support a condensed sports schedule for the upcoming high school academic year. Under this proposal, there will be no sports in the fall. A condensed fall sports season would be played in between condensed winter and spring seasons in 2021. | https://delawarestatenews.net/sport/diaa-board-votes-to-support-condensed-sports-schedule-no-sports-in-the-fall/ | ||
49 | 9/10/2020 | DIAA reverses course, permits fall high school sports beginning in September | https://www.wdel.com/news/diaa-reverses-course-permits-fall-high-school-sports-beginning-in-september/article_3dcef730-f378-11ea-a4cb-333afac2fa65.html | ||
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52 | District of Columbia | ||||
53 | 5/28/2020 | 7/24/2020 | The DC State Athletic Association has extended its summer dead period for athletics through July 24, 2020. | https://www.dcsaasports.org/news_article/show/1107070 | |
54 | 7/16/2020 | 12/14/2020 | The DC State Athletic Association announced Thursday that it is postponing all interscholastic sports this upcoming school year until January. Under the Condensed Interscholastic Plan, winter sports, basketball, indoor track and field and cheerleading, would take place between Jan. 4 and Feb. 28, with practices beginning Dec. 14. Fall sports, including football, soccer, volleyball and cross-country, would take place from Feb. 22 to April 16, with practices beginning Feb. 1. Spring practices would begin March 29, and baseball, softball, tennis and track and field seasons would run from April 19 to June 13. | https://sports.yahoo.com/dc-announces-interscholastic-sports-postponed-202852878.html | |
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57 | Florida | ||||
58 | 8/14/2020 | 8/24/2020 | Fall high school sports can begin playing games on Sept. 4, the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted on Friday. | https://www.fhsaa.org/news/2020/0814 | |
59 | 6/23/2020 | FHSAA panel charts course for high school sports return | https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20200623/coronavirus-fhsaa-panel-charts-course-for-high-school-sports-return | ||
60 | 7/2/2020 | Florida high school sports practices could fall back to Aug. 10 or later | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/os-sp-hs-fhsaa-fall-task-force-0701-20200701-lj3u3oyuf5by5bn7iwaiforwsa-story.html | ||
61 | 7/13/2020 | Report: FHSAA to hold emergency board of directors meeting regarding fall sports | https://www.wctv.tv/2020/07/13/report-fhsaa-to-hold-emergency-board-of-directors-meeting-regarding-fall-sports/ | ||
62 | 7/20/2020 | In a marathon emergency board meeting Monday afternoon that stretched deep into the night, the Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors voted Monday to retain its start date at July 27 amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the six FHSAA fall sports: football, volleyball, bowling, cross country, golf and swimming, the opening to the calendar remains unchanged — for now. That comes in spite of a recommendation from the FHSAA’s sports medicine advisory committee, which urged the association to push back the start of football and volleyball. | https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20200720/coronavirus-fhsaa-holds-start-date-at-july-27-for-florida-high-school-sports | ||
63 | 7/23/2020 | 8/24/2020 | Days after announcing its decision to start fall sports practices as scheduled Monday, the Florida High School Athletic Association is finally pushing back the start of high school sports seasons. Practices for fall sports will now wait until August 24 to begin. The regular seasons likely won’t begin until at least two weeks later in September. The Board will reconvene in person by August 17 to update any policies ahead of the start of practice. Schools can continue their summer conditioning programs until practices begin. The Board did not update timelines for the state series postseasons as part of the plan. | https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/article244438652.html | |
64 | 8/6/2020 | FHSAA outlines 3 options for the start of high school sports | https://www.gainesville.com/sports/20200806/fhsaa-outlines-3-options-for-start-of-high-school-sports | ||
65 | 8/14/2020 | The FHSAA board voted 11-5 to approve a proposal designated as Option 1. Under Option 1, fall sports teams may begin practices on Aug. 24. Schools and districts would have the option to opt out of the state series on Sept. 18. | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/fl-sp-hs-fhsaa-falls-sports-20200814-5vqsdiqr2jbmflszhmvbwkuiru-story.html#nt=related-content | ||
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68 | Georgia | ||||
69 | Executive Director Robin Hines announced after speaking with the GHSA's sports medicine advisory council that fall sports are on schedule to start on time. That means football camps will open July 27, with opening week still slated for Aug. 21. Workouts can also increase for the state's other fall sports — cross country, volleyball and softball — which is still scheduled to begin regular season play Aug. 6. | ||||
70 | 7/6/2020 | Despite spike in COVID-19 cases, Georgia High School Association on normal schedule | https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2020/jul/03/spike-covid-19-cases-ghsa/526825/ | ||
71 | 7/20/2020 | 9/4/2020 | GHSA told Channel 2 Sports Director Zach Klein that the first football games will begin on Labor Day weekend, with scrimmages on Aug. 21 and 28. Practices will begin next Monday, July 27. | https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/ghsa-officials-meeting-monday-discuss-plans-fall-seasons/VGRTLKIJW5HJFCIZHA5OXGS3J4/ | |
72 | 8/6/2020 | GHSA cancels football scrimmages, postpones cheer, one-act play | https://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school-sports-blog/ghsa-cancels-football-scrimmages-postpones-cheer-one-act-play/ENGQ4RT2OBCMVE4O7CECMVWRF4/ | ||
73 | 9/8/2020 | GHSA sets new basketball dates | http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/ghsa-sets-new-basketball-dates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghsa-sets-new-basketball-dates | ||
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75 | Hawaii | ||||
76 | 8/5/2020 | 1/1/2021 | The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) executive board approved by majority vote to postpone the start of moderate- and high-risk fall sports to January 2021, which affects cheerleading, cross country, football, and girls volleyball. Air riflery and bowling are classified as low-risk sports with the implementation of safety guidelines and are slated to proceed in the fall as scheduled. | https://www.sportshigh.com/about/articles/2020-08-05-HHSAA | |
77 | 7/20/2020 | The Hawaii High School Athletic Association announced Monday that all high school athletic programs in Hawaii had entered a ‘no-contact period’ through August 18 that was to be effective immediately. | https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/07/20/hhsaa-cracks-down-unsanctioned-workouts-instituting-no-contact-period-all-high-school-athletics-through-august/ | ||
78 | 7/17/2020 | HIDOE Extracurricular Programming to Resume August 19 | https://www.oiasports.com/sports_rap/general/20200717_Extracurricular_Programming_Resume_August_19 | ||
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80 | Idaho | ||||
81 | 6/1/2020 | No extracurricular activity will begin until Monday, June 1st, 2020 | https://idhsaa.org/asset/HOME%20PAGE/SIC%20Summer%20Reintroduction%20Program%202020-2.pdf | ||
82 | 7/16/2020 | 8/10/2020 | Idaho moving forward with fall sports | https://lmtribune.com/sports/idaho-moving-forward-with-fall-sports/article_dd859f63-88ee-56bc-ad54-e38f6895899f.html | |
83 | 7/21/2020 | IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION RELEASES FALL SPORTS GUIDANCE | https://www.idahoednews.org/news/idaho-high-school-activities-association-releases-fall-sports-guidance/ | ||
84 | 8/5/2020 | Idaho high school sports will start on time Monday. But not in the 5A and 4A SIC. | https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/high-school/article244746522.html | ||
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86 | Illinois | ||||
87 | 7/29/2020 | 8/10/2020 | The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that football, girls volleyball and boys soccer will be moved from the fall to the spring season. The traditional fall season will operate from August 10 through October 24, and will feature boys/girls golf, girls tennis, boys/girls cross country and girls swimming and diving. | https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srbgpc | |
88 | 7/10/2020 | IHSA adds no-contact provision | https://www.starcourier.com/sports/20200709/ihsa-adds-no-contact-provision | ||
89 | 7/15/2020 | The Illinois High School Association announced Tuesday afternoon that it will no longer propose return-to-play guidelines to state agencies and the governor’s office during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, it will let the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of Education and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office decide how and when interscholastic activities will resume. | https://www.starcourier.com/sports/20200715/ihsa-itrsquos-up-to-state | ||
90 | 9/15/2020 | Gov. J.B. Pritzker doubles down, won’t allow high school football | https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/15/21438211/high-school-football-jb-pritzker-ihsa-coronavirus | ||
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93 | Indiana | ||||
94 | 8/6/2020 | 8/1/2020 | Contact with students may occur beginning on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 and continue through Saturday of Week 4 of the IHSAA calendar which is August 1, 2020. First practice date for girls golf (July 31) and practice forall other fall sports (August 3). Girls golf contests are set to begin August 3 with all other sports contests to begin August 15. | https://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/health/COVID-19%20Resource%20Center.pdf | |
95 | 8/5/2020 | New IHSAA commissioner talks issues with canceling fall sports, including travel sports | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/08/05/indiana-high-school-sports-fall-cancelation-has-issues-including-travel-sports/3296005001/ | ||
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98 | Iowa | ||||
99 | 5/21/2020 | 6/1/2020 | Following a May 20 proclamation from Gov. Kim Reynolds and guidance from the Iowa Department of Education, the IHSAA and IGHSAU announced a June 1 return for baseball and softball. | https://www.iahsaa.org/covid-19/ | |
100 | 7/1/2020 | Western Dubuque baseball season suspended mid-game over COVID-19 | https://www.kcrg.com/2020/07/02/western-dubuque-baseball-season-suspended-mid-game-over-covid-19/ | ||
