{"id":44639,"date":"2020-09-24T14:16:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=44639"},"modified":"2020-09-24T17:38:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T21:38:36","slug":"maryland-state-superintendent-of-schools-announces-local-school-systems-may-officially-start-high-school-fall-sports-beginning-october-7-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/maryland-state-superintendent-of-schools-announces-local-school-systems-may-officially-start-high-school-fall-sports-beginning-october-7-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Announces Local School Systems May Officially Start High School Fall Sports Beginning October 7, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release:
\nSeptember 24, 2020
\nContact:
\nR. Andrew Warner
\nRobert.Warner1@maryland.gov
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Announces Local School Systems
\nMay Officially Start High School Fall Sports Beginning October 7, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

BALTIMORE <\/strong>\u2014 Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D. today announced the ability for each local school system (LSS) to officially start the interscholastic athletic fall season in Maryland secondary schools beginning Wednesday, October 7, 2020.<\/p>\n

The decision of the State Superintendent was reached after recent discussions with the State Board of Education, the 24 local school system Superintendents, the Executive Director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), parents, and other stakeholders. Additional considerations included current health metrics and guidance provided by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) as Maryland continues to operate in the early portion of Stage Three of its Roadmap to Recovery plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Local school systems, at their discretion, may opt into commencing a fall competition season or playing all three sport seasons within the Two-Semester Plan<\/a> option announced by the MPSSAA on September 11, 2020.\u00a0 By electing to begin fall sports now, LSSs have the ability to start competitions on October 27, 2020, and play into the second week of December.\u00a0 The decision also affords greater opportunities for winter and spring sport competition during the 2020-2021 academic year.\u00a0 Complete information about both options may be found at www.mpssaa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The MPSSAA, on July 7, 2020, released a Roadmap for the Return of Interscholastic Athletics<\/em><\/a> to guide LSSs in the immediate preparation for the anticipated return of interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities.\u00a0 All LSSs are encouraged, as soon as possible, to begin conditioning sessions in preparation for the first official fall practice sessions.<\/p>\n

For more information on safely reopening Maryland schools, visit http:\/\/governor.maryland.gov\/recovery-schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get the latest reliable information on the coronavirus outbreak from the Maryland Department of Health at https:\/\/coronavirus.maryland.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n


\nLocal School System Options<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

October 7 Option<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2nd Semester Plan Option<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fall Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cross Country<\/p>\n

Field Hockey<\/p>\n

Football<\/p>\n

Golf<\/p>\n

Soccer<\/p>\n

Volleyball<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 7, 2020<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 27, 2020<\/p>\n

(Golf October 7, 2020)<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 12, 2020<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

7 Weeks<\/p>\n

Culminating Event\/Tournament:<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 14 – 19, 2020<\/td>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 15, 2021<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 5, 2021<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 8, 2021<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 Weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Winter Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basketball<\/p>\n

Swimming and Diving<\/p>\n

Indoor Track<\/p>\n

Wrestling<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 14, 2020<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 4, 2021<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 27, 2021<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 Weeks<\/p>\n

Culminating Event\/Tournament:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 1 – 13, 2021<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 1, 2021<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 22, 2021<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 27, 2021<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 Weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Spring Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baseball<\/p>\n

Softball<\/p>\n

Lacrosse<\/p>\n

Tennis<\/p>\n

Track and Field<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 15, 2021<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 5, 2021<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 5, 2021<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

9 Weeks<\/p>\n

Culminating Event\/Tournament:<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 7-19, 2021<\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

First Available Practice Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 26, 2021<\/p>\n

First Available Competition
\nDate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 17, 2021<\/p>\n

Last Play Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 19, 2021<\/p>\n

Available Competition Weeks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 Weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n<\/a><\/strong># # #<\/p>\n

Fall Athletics Update September 24 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release:
\nSeptember 24, 2020
\nContact:
\nR. Andrew Warner
\nRobert.Warner1@maryland.gov<\/p>\n

Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Announces Local School Systems
\nMay Officially Start High School Fall Sports Beginning October 7, 2020
\nBALTIMORE   …Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,38,5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-mediaalert","category-news","category-newsreleases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44639"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45068,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44639\/revisions\/45068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}