Comments on: Coaches searching for glimmer of hope as HHSAA cancels Season 1 state tourneys

By: Disappointed

Disappointed — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:08:57 +0000

Everything that @Kainoa said!!!!!!!!!

By: Oldmans

Oldmans — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 23:04:06 +0000

How can these coaches even talk about a bubble? We have to get to tier 4 folks! We are nowhere close. Blangiardi could loosen things up but not that drastically. Let’s face it, only hope is to save the sports that were cancelled last year- baseball, boys volleyball, softball, judo, track & field. This bubble talk is just that, all bubbles.

By: really

really — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:27:05 +0000

Why don they keep mentioning a bubble? The bubble model that the NBA and some NCAA teams used involved thousands of dollars. And for the NBA, millions.

No one has that kind of money.

And it’s not like the participants are confined to a hotel or their dorms. Many kids are out an about.

I am not saying the kids shouldn’t play. But calling it a bubble and allowing coaches to plan it is idiotic. I’m betting none of the coaches have experience in health services or medicine.

What’s next, are we going to let the bus drivers do ACL surgeries?

Am I the only one who thinks this is insane? The insane part isn’t the kids playing. It’s allowing the coaches to set up a “bubble”.

By: Oldmans

Oldmans — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:29:42 +0000

Club sports strike again! All about the $$$ and subsidizing those mainland tournaments. So sick of the “great exposure for the kids” blabber. It’ about all expense paid trips for coaches and subsidizing them.

By: Kainoa

Kainoa — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:56:55 +0000

Former Mayor Caldwell’s ARBITRARY Tier system has NOT been friendly to certain activities, and community athletics is one of them, which seems to have influenced the EXEMPTED educational athletics. Yes, restrictions for spectators to gather and for athletes to congregate in the locker room are needed. But why PUNISH the students/youth from playing on the field? Why can’t safety protocols be attempted and if there are any cases then pull back then? There are very few documented cases that originated from on-field transmission. Extracurricular activities, including athletics, are a huge part of the high school experience. Our most memorable high school moments were those that occurred outside of the classroom, such as athletics, drama productions, band performances, homecoming, proms, and club activities.

Our leaders need to be more COURAGEOUS, INSPIRING, and make more INFORMED decisions in support of a well-rounded educational experience for Hawaii’s youth.

In light of the HHSAA cancelling Winter season State Tourneys, I hope the ILH can step back and RECONSIDER an abbreviated season for those winter sports cancelled in the best interest of ALL student-athletes who yearn to play, including those who want to pursue college athletics.