The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control on Wednesday approved the AHSAA’s Return to Play “Best Practices” recommended guidelines and reaffirmed plans to start fall sports on time.
The action occurred at the association’s annual summer meeting in Montgomery.
Under the approved plans, fall sports teams now have the option to begin fall workouts on July 27.
For football, the first week can only be used for acclimation purposes with helmets and shorts. Volleyball, cross country and swimming and diving can use the first week for acclimation and tryouts. Schools not choosing that option may start fall practice on August 3.
The first athletic contest can occur August 20 at the earliest.
AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese praised the association’s Central Board for its commitment to providing member schools the tools to return to play as safely as possible.
“The purpose of the Return to Play document is to offer AHSAA member schools best practices in order to commence the 2020-21 school year athletic seasons as scheduled and as safely as possible,” stated Savarese.
The AHSAA will hold a virtual press conference on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. CT to discuss details of the Return to Play “Best Practices” document. You can watch on television via WOTM or online here.
Read more about Wednesday’s meeting here.
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Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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