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GOVERNOR CUOMO GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR 'LOW-RISK' SPORTS — FOOTBALL ON HOLD (2020-08-25)

Valley Sports Report
ALBANY "” Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead for fall sports teams in New York to begin practices Sept. 21, but said only low- and moderate-risk sports - soccer, swimming, field hockey, cross country, golf, and tennis - can return to game play.

While Cuomo will allow low-risk sports to play games, schools will not be permitted to travel outside their region or a neighboring region to play or practice until Oct. 19.

Higher-risk sports, which includes football, volleyball, wrestling, and basketball, can resume non-competitive, non-contact practice Sept. 21, but won't be allowed to return to game play until Cuomo determines otherwise.

All high school teams will be required to follow the state Department of Health's COVID-19 guidelines for youth sports, which the agency issued earlier this summer.

"Schools will be coming back, there will be a little bit of a period to gauge what's happening, and Sept. 21 (low-risk sports teams) can start practicing and playing across the state," Cuomo said at a news conference on Long Island.

In another high school sports-related announcement on Monday, Cuomo said schools will have to limit capacity of indoor facilities to no more than 50 percent occupancy and limit spectators to no more than two spectators per player, in addition to implementing social distancing and face coverings.

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