Basically, but I wouldn’t be shocked if its a modified schedule of some sort.
Woody > On Jun 4, 2020, at 8:27 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, we’re going to have fall sports. > The number of fans in the stands will depend on the virus at the time, right? > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> >> Date: June 4, 2020 at 7:16:31 PM CDT >> To: WXIA <[email protected]> >> Subject: [gatornews] Stricklin Updates UF Trustees on Return-to-Play Plan - >> Florida Gators >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> https://floridagators.com/news/2020/6/4/general-stricklin-updates-uf-trustees-on-return-to-play-plan.aspx >> >> Stricklin Updates UF Trustees on Return-to-Play Plan >> >> GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2019-20 collegiate sports calendar came to an abrupt >> end nearly three months ago. The 2020-21 campaign is slated to begin in >> another three months or so. A lot has happened since the former, and much >> will happen in the run up to the latter. >> >> Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said as much Thursday in addressing the >> University of Florida Board of Trustees at Emerson Hall, as he provided >> members initial details of how the University Athletic Association intends >> to bring student-athletes back to campus and return to competition in the >> wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. >> >> All UAA decisions surrounding COVID-19, Stricklin explained, were in >> consultation with UF Health, campus leadership, state health officials, and >> the Southeastern Conference's Medical Guidance Task Force. >> >> "With input and assistance from medical experts, a plan has been put in >> place to promote a safer environment for both student-athletes and athletic >> department staff," Stricklin said. >> >> The SEC will begin allowing voluntary, in-person workouts Monday for its >> fall sports teams — for the Gators, that means football, volleyball and >> soccer — with those sessions to be monitored by strength/conditioning >> coordinators and sports medicine staff. All athletes will be required to go >> through physical health screening that will include COVID-19 testing. >> >> "Screen. Test. Protect.," the program is being called. >> >> Athletes in other sports will have the opportunity to return to campus >> beginning in July, also in a staged approach. >> >> As of Thursday (and certainly subject to change), UF is preparing for >> athletic events to be played as scheduled, with soccer opening the 2020 >> season Aug. 21, volleyball falling in Aug. 28, and football kicking off >> Sept. 5. >> >> The plan, for now, is for those events to be played with fans in attendance. >> How many fans will be a matter left to medical experts. >> >> "What will our venues look like once those games are played? That's a >> popular question and one for which there is no clear answer," Stricklin >> said. "Our goal is to accommodate as many Gator fans as UF Health and state >> health officials deem appropriate. My sense today, in early June, is that >> the more time we allow to gather information and receive further medical >> guidance, the better the chances we have to engage as many fans as possible >> on campus this fall. By early August, we should have a better idea what fan >> attendance can look like." >> >> So, the next 78 days will reveal a great deal about what's to come. >> Beginning next week, though, on-campus preparation for sports next season >> will be back. >> >> Have to start somewhere. >> >> "We are very much looking forward to the day when we can all be together and >> celebrate Gator athletics," Stricklin said. >> Chris joined FloridaGators.com in 2011 after nearly three decades as a >> sports reporter at newspapers in Tampa and Orlando, including 10 years >> covering the UF athletic program and another 10 covering the NFL. >> Print Friendly Version >> >> >> >> Woody >> >> -- >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 >> National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 >> National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/0A5A03CD-274C-42C4-8D7C-D8FDBD6E278F%40gmail.com. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/8DCD874F-BD0A-43E8-BF38-55D684B30D0B%40realtracs.com. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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