Guidelines for conducting spring sports, including track, can be viewed or downloaded at the PIAA website here. Specifics for track can be found on pp. 21-2.
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NFHS Has New 2021 Meet Notes
The National Federation has a 2021 newsletter with a lot of information on a variety of topics – including reflections of how to officiate during COVID. You can download that from our website here.
2021 Interpretation Meeting Agenda
For the benefit of visiting coaches – as well as members – the agenda for the 2021 Interpretation Meeting is available for download here.
PIAA 2021 Track Preseason Bulletin Published
The 2021 Track and Field Preseason Bulletin is now available at the PIAA website. Click here to download the information.
PIAA Spring Officials Bulletin
A new Spring Sports Bulletin for Officials can be accessed here.
PIAA Fall Bulletin
There are a lot of changes due to the COVID crisis to sports in PA, and the latest PIAA Bulletin highlights some of them. Although it doesn’t directly affect track officials yet, these guidelines could very well extend into next year so read them carefully.
Fall Sports Canceled in MD
Fall sports look like they won’t occur in most parts of Maryland. See the article here.
PIAA Guidelines for Fall Sports
PIAA has released guidelines for conducting fall sports practices and contests as we attempt to return to school during our current COVID-19 situation. Those can be found at the PIAA website at http://www.piaa.org/assets/web/documents/Return_to_Competition.pdf.
PIAA says Fall Sports to Go Ahead
PIAA today released a following statement concerning fall sports in this age of COVID-19: “PIAA is committed to providing a season for all sports in the upcoming school year and will be flexible if conditions would change,” the statement concluded.
Additional information is available at the Sentinel website here.
Centennial Conference Cancels Fall Sports
The Centennial Conference, which includes colleges such as Dickinson, Juniata, Franklin & Marshall and Moravian, announced that they are suspending all fall sports in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic. In its announcement, the league said there would be no football but left out the possibility for other sports such as cross country to be re-evaluated in September.
The text of their announcement is below:
LANCASTER, Pa. — The following is a statement regarding athletic activity for the fall 2020 semester.
In response to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has been meeting diligently to address the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff, and their communities. As institutions finalize their plans for the coming year, federal, state, and local health guidance, as well as institutional policies, will guide their independent decisions regarding reopening.
Given health and other related concerns, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has decided to suspend any inter-collegiate competition for sports scheduled for the fall semester. The presidents will reevaluate this decision by the end of September, based on work to be done by the Conference to assess sports-specific activities and the experiences on the schools’ campuses. The presidents have determined football will not be played in the fall. The Conference will also explore the possibility of shifting certain fall sports, including football, to the spring.