Tackling COVID-19 One Sport at a Time

SCHOOL NEWS Tackling COVID-19 One Sport at a Time By Beverly Perkins

It was an exciting time for athletes from the Centers for Disease Control conforms to CDC guidelines, and to the at Cooper City High School as and Prevention, local health experts, best practices we’ve seen at profesthey prepared for “Return to Play: and the Florida High School Athletic sional and collegiate levels,” explained High School Fall Sports”. The Broward Association (FHSAA). Superintendent Runcie. “We’ve also County School District created a phased Broward County Public Schools had our athletic department, directors, return for the beloved high school (BCPS) Superintendent Runcie visited coaches, and trainers collaborate reguathletic activities with the guidance Cooper City High School for a first- larly with our local medical experts.” hand look at practices Student athletes must go through underway for the follow- a checklist and a questionnaire before ing fall sports: football, they practice which inquires if they girls’ volleyball, and cross have experienced any symptoms or country. These sports, been exposed by someone who conand other fall sports, tracted the virus. Furthermore, they moved to Phase Three of receive temperature and oxygen level “Return to Play” in mid- checks as part of the procedures in October, allowing official place by the Broward County Athletic sports practices to begin. Association (BCAA). Those who test “I’m just excited positive are to quarantine for 14 days to be able to open up and must show a negative test result athletics to get our kids before returning to play their sport. engaged so they are able Of course, the primary focus was to participate. Many and continues to be on prioritizing of our students live for the health and safety of students, these activities and we staff, and coaches. Strict protocols want to make sure that and guidelines are in effect related we are able to do this in to COVID-19. Broward County Public a way that is safe, that Schools and the Office of Athletics and Student Activities continue to monitor current trends with COVID-19 in Broward County.

“Our biggest concerns are what precautions we take to keep everyone as safe as possible,” added Superintendent Runcie.

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