IESA To Review Canceling Fall Sports, SIJHSAA Will Have Fall Sports

In a report from July 24, the Illinois Elementary School Association decided to cancel fall sports, but Wednesday announced they will be reviewing that report.

Here is what was said on the IESA website Wednesday:

Wednesday's announcement by Governor Pritzker concerning youth sports and categorizing those sports into risk levels was the type of guidance the IESA had hoped to receive prior to their announcement about fall activities last week.

Unfortunately, the guidelines were just released Wednesday and it certainly sheds a different light on several sports. The IESA is reviewing all of this information.

SIJHSAA

The SIJHSAA Board of Control had a special meeting on Thursday, July 30. The BOC made final decisions concerning the fall sports of baseball, softball, girls and boys cross country. The BOC voted to approve the above mentioned sports in conjunction with the specifications set down by the Illinois High School Athletic Association and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Listed below is a brief description of major guidelines for the above mentioned sports.

Baseball/Softball

*Use IHSA Phase 4 Guidelines for practices and contests.
(A more detailed document will be given to member schools early next week)

*Schools may play a maximum of 2 Varsity/8th grade contests per week and no tournaments. Of these contests, one can be a double header (against same opponent) (3 games in a given week if one of the contests is a DH)

*JV /7th grade teams have the same limitation.

*Spectator and group gatherings subject to IDPH guidelines during this time.

*State Series TBD

Cross Country

*Use IHSA Phase 4 Guidelines for practices and contests.

(A more detailed document will be given to schools early next week)

*Schools limited to a maximum of 2 Varsity/8th grade meets per week.

*JV/7th grade teams have the same limitations

*Spectator and group gatherings subject to IDPH guidelines during this time.

*State Series TBD

Note:

*Competitions should be within an Illinois Covid Region or within a conference (During Conference Competitions you may compete outside your Illinois Covid Region)

*If the Governor places all schools on remote learning, all SIJHSAA sports will be suspended or canceled.

*Any schools in an Ilinois Covid Region that is placed in Phase 3 or lower, of the Governors Restore Illilnois Plan, all sports and or sport state series will be suspended or canceled.

*The eligibility of students that are remote learning is the decision of the member school.