How Will The SCHSL Protect the Kids and Coaches

[Damefan]

With the hope that football practice will be soon upon us the question I have been wondering is how will the SCHSL protect the kids and coaches from this virus and what guidelines will they impose. Will, they require taking temperatures, that will be a good one in 90 plus degree temps at a practice where body temps rise. Will they require faceguards that the NFL Oakley are testing prototypes of? What are your concerns and questions?

https://www.highschoolot.com/nfhs-relea ... /19104684/

https://www.sadlersports.com/coronaviru ... in-sports/

[FootballFan4343]

With the hope that football practice will be soon upon us the question I have been wondering is how will the SCHSL protect the kids and coaches from this virus and what guidelines will they impose. Will, they require taking temperatures, that will be a good one in 90 plus degree temps at a practice where body temps rise. Will they require faceguards that the NFL Oakley are testing prototypes of? What are your concerns and questions?

https://www.highschoolot.com/nfhs-relea ... /19104684/

https://www.sadlersports.com/coronaviru ... in-sports/

Those are some great questions. The word we are hearing is, unfortunately, its still too early to tell. DHEC has been extremely encouraged by the leveling off of cases despite doing 5 times the amount of daily tests that we were doing just 3 weeks ago. We are now seeing many local clinics/hospitals offering tests to those that are asymptomatic. The belief is once they get more of that done, they can then analyze the true mortality rate, which looks to be much lower than what we are seeing. I am hearing talk that we are actually leaning towards the potential of having fans in stands (albeit reduced amounts) in the fall as the mortality rates continue to drop.

[Damefan]

Here is some information that has been shared and that I have read the past few days. The U of South Carolina reported two days ago that they were planning on the kids not having a fall break, nor returning to school after Thanksgiving because of the strong potential of a second wave of the coronavirus hitting during the flu season. I have two daughters who are nurses and they both have been told that there is strong anticipation once the country opens up again and people start traveling we will probably see numbers go back up. A FEMA rep who is a friend told me the issue with herding is still too low in our population only 20% and it needs to be around 60% to be effective medical biologists have told them. "Toto we aren't in Kansas anymore!"

Another thing has anyone read about the Hong Kong Flu from 1968. The COVID-19 is very similar in characteristics and the people it is attacking. It killed over 1 million people worldwide.

[FootballFan4343]

Here is some information that has been shared and that I have read the past few days. The U of South Carolina reported two days ago that they were planning on the kids not having a fall break, nor returning to school after Thanksgiving because of the strong potential of a second wave of the coronavirus hitting during the flu season. I have two daughters who are nurses and they both have been told that there is strong anticipation once the country opens up again and people start traveling we will probably see numbers go back up. A FEMA rep who is a friend told me the issue with herding is still too low in our population only 20% and it needs to be around 60% to be effective medical biologists have told them. "Toto we aren't in Kansas anymore!"

Another thing has anyone read about the Hong Kong Flu from 1968. The COVID-19 is very similar in characteristics and the people it is attacking. It killed over 1 million people worldwide.

Personally, what South Carolina is doing is a great idea. I have never really seen the point of having a "fall break" and sending students away for a long weekend anyhow. Also, the idea of not returning after Thanksgiving is something we may see become a permanent change. Most schools only have a couple of days of classes afterwards before exams start. This way, you eliminate any potential for students to bring any infection back from wherever they go, AND the bigger long term effect is they don't go home and "relax" only to come back and get right into exams.
One thing we need to realize is this won't be a "second wave", merely it will just be the continuation of what we see now. Folks will get infected and we have to deal with it. Using the Hong Kong Flu of 1968, we know how to beat that, we did it once before. Protect our most at risk (sheltering in place and not visiting) and work for herd immunity. The Hong Kong Flu actually still circulates today as one of the "seasonal flus" we see. That is likely what will happen with COVID-19. It will go away after herd immunity is achieved (or a vaccine) and then come back somewhere in the future as a seasonal flu. You are exactly right about the herd immunity, we are still too low. But the only way to achieve it is for us to become a "herd". We can't EVER achieve that by locking ourselves down.

[Damefan]

I tend to agree with you. Thank you for your contribution!

[DeCav]

With the hope that football practice will be soon upon us the question I have been wondering is how will the SCHSL protect the kids and coaches from this virus and what guidelines will they impose. Will, they require taking temperatures, that will be a good one in 90 plus degree temps at a practice where body temps rise. Will they require faceguards that the NFL Oakley are testing prototypes of? What are your concerns and questions?

https://www.highschoolot.com/nfhs-relea ... /19104684/

https://www.sadlersports.com/coronaviru ... in-sports/

Those are some great questions. The word we are hearing is, unfortunately, its still too early to tell. DHEC has been extremely encouraged by the leveling off of cases despite doing 5 times the amount of daily tests that we were doing just 3 weeks ago. We are now seeing many local clinics/hospitals offering tests to those that are asymptomatic. The belief is once they get more of that done, they can then analyze the true mortality rate, which looks to be much lower than what we are seeing. I am hearing talk that we are actually leaning towards the potential of having fans in stands (albeit reduced amounts) in the fall as the mortality rates continue to drop.

There’s always lots of room in the reserved seating.

WORD

[DeCav]

Here is some information that has been shared and that I have read the past few days. The U of South Carolina reported two days ago that they were planning on the kids not having a fall break, nor returning to school after Thanksgiving because of the strong potential of a second wave of the coronavirus hitting during the flu season. I have two daughters who are nurses and they both have been told that there is strong anticipation once the country opens up again and people start traveling we will probably see numbers go back up. A FEMA rep who is a friend told me the issue with herding is still too low in our population only 20% and it needs to be around 60% to be effective medical biologists have told them. "Toto we aren't in Kansas anymore!"

Another thing has anyone read about the Hong Kong Flu from 1968. The COVID-19 is very similar in characteristics and the people it is attacking. It killed over 1 million people worldwide.

It occurs to me to wonder what the significance is that few people would even know what the hong kong flu is.

The analogy suggest that in about 2 score years the covid-19 might be a footnote.

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[FootballFan4343]

After yesterday's SC Accelerate meeting, it seems that the Governor is likely to be opening up for youth sports to begin June 1st. With that, he is likely to allow summer workouts to resume for high school sports. Barring any major turn from the virus, that pretty much guarantees that high school football will happen, in some form, this fall.

[Deputy]

One figures the coaches will be more suspect than the players. You can find examples if you want to make a point, but for the most part, the young people handle this flu pretty well. Actually most people do, no matter age. But coaches that are older, and some with underlying conditions, will probably be the ones at highest risk.