Comments on: OIA makes it official: All winter sports cancelled

By: Eastsideparent

Eastsideparent — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:45:09 +0000

@really
Yes I understand that. Just super frustrated and sad for my son.

By: really

really — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:20:30 +0000

@Eastsideparent

If you make a league outside of school you have to factor in insurance and liability. I do not know if coaches want that responsibility. When they coach for their school, the school provides insurance for the players.

The issue really isn’t being creative. It’s someone taking the risk and responsibility of keeping the kids safe. And signing waivers and giving consent doesn’t remove all liability. People think it does, smart lawyers know it does not.

I don’t know a lot of people who are willing to take on that kind of risk if they understand the legal ramifications.

By: Eastsideparent

Eastsideparent — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 03:03:16 +0000

There are ways to think outside the box. If parents & coaches can come up with a plan and create a league of there own outside of school. To give these kids an outlet. Everyone has created different avenues from businesses to churches trying to survive this pandemic. Surely we can create something for these kids. We can’t just take a NO. Lets think outside the box and make a plan.

By: Eric BETHKE

Eric BETHKE — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:47:43 +0000

Just curious what these “Leaders” expect these young men and women athletes to do? Many of these young men and women are relying on athletics to provide them an opportunity to attend college. They have worked hard to provide themselves a chance to make it to the next level. Now a decision has been forced upon them without any input from them or their parents. What data are ggey using to make this decision? What data from other states that held high school sports are they using to back up their decision?
Show us how dangerous it is for these athletes to compete. Back up you decisions with facts! Not fears…..

By: PUKA

PUKA — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:17:16 +0000

its amazing how they cancel all winter sports, but football is still up in the air? All other sports has fewer kids in contact with each other as to where football has at least 150 people on the field for JV and Varsity with kids and coaches. So if football can go , all other sports can go, thats my opinion . To me might as well just start preparing for next season already. Even if there is football, it will have less games, and probably not a state tournament. They shouldve thought about lit ast year and just let the kids play as for Hawaii was doing really well with per day cases compared to the mainland, at this time it is just too late and the football is over as far as NFL and College. Shame on the DOE.

By: Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:11:59 +0000

So is football season out ? It wouldn’t make sense if they do , all other sports has less kids , football has 100 + kids and coaches on field , so if football can go , all other sorts can go. My opinion .

By: Forgotten

Forgotten — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:33:01 +0000

Wrestling done. No states no state champs. Too bad for all wrestlers especially those that never won a state title! HHSAA state title trumps all the kiddie titles and national stuff.

By: ???

??? — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:29:00 +0000

Garbage! Make sports available and let parents decide if their kids should play.
You can shop @ Walmart with no social distancing, you can catch the city bus with drivers who test positive, you can attend school with 1,000 kids shaking hands & hugging but you can’t play 5 on 5 basketball in an empty gym? Blangiardi will try to change this but IGE needs to go out with Caldwell.

By: Nalani

Nalani — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:07:45 +0000

No sports, no way, virus is here to stay.

By: JustSayin

JustSayin — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:39:35 +0000

Just wish the OIA press release could be clearer like the HHSAA. Season 1 versus winter sports. I heard all fall sports and winter sports but that obviously doesn’t include football and girls volleyball. My question is if you can’t have basketball, how can you have volleyball.