LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD SOME PRACTICES THIS FALL WHILE THEY WAIT FOR A RETURN TO VARSITY COMPETITION.
THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DETAILS ON ALLOWING PRACTICES FOR SPORTS THAT WERE POSTPONED THIS FALL, AND ALSO FOR SPRING SPORTS TEAMS THAT HAD THEIR SEASONS CANCELED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THESE ARE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS. TEAMS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD PRACTICES OR USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE DATES.
FOR FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS, 12 PRACTICES SESSIONS MAY BE HELD DURING THE TIME PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 14TH THROUGH OCTOBER 3RD.
WINDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE HAVING A MANDATORY FOOTBALL PLAYER AND PARENT MEETING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 AT 3:45 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BLEACHERS NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, WEATHER PERMITTING. BRING YOUR OWN WATER AND A MASK. THE MEETING WILL COVER PLAYER EXPECTATIONS. EQUIPMENT WILL BE HANDED OUT IN PREPARATION FOR STARTING PRACTICE NEXT WEEK. ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS SHOULD SEND AN E-MAIL TO COACH JEREMY O’DONNELL.
THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE EARLIER VOTED TO POSTPONE THE FALL FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL SEASONS DUE TO CONCERN ABOUT THE COVID-19 VIRUS. UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN, FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WILL PLAY A REDUCED SEASON FROM MID-MARCH TO MID-MAY IN 2021. MORE DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A FUTURE DATE.
