Ok well— I’m at least part serious about this. And am writing this at great risk of retaliation of many kinds— especially from the hypersensitive political correctness crowd. But how about, in an effort to at least TRY, we come up with a plan to make NCAA’s happen. Here is a start:
1. The NCAA waits until Sunday evening to monitor the state of COVID-19 and its potential impact.
2. If its still a go on Sunday, all wrestlers, coaches, teammates, officials etc drive ( and not fly) to the event. This is different from basketball in that everyone goes to one location only and does not necessarily have to go to airports and get on planes.
3. No fans in the stadium. Essential participants only.
4. The teams make efforts to stay segregated and away from others in the hotels and at the stadiums except when wrestlers are on the mat. Even better if this can be mandatory.
5. Put in place an uber-cleaning plan under which mats, locker rooms etc are continually sanitized.
6. Train all supervisory officials and referees on the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and have a testing location pre-arranged for anyone who show the symptoms.
7. The NCAA continually monitors the situation as new info about COVID-19 comes in.
8. All teams and wrestlers have the opportunity to opt out with no reprisal
I know, I know, many flaws in this. But come on now...we are WRESTLING FANS Let’s at least give it a shot!
That’s my piece on this. Let the bashing begin.
1. The NCAA waits until Sunday evening to monitor the state of COVID-19 and its potential impact.
2. If its still a go on Sunday, all wrestlers, coaches, teammates, officials etc drive ( and not fly) to the event. This is different from basketball in that everyone goes to one location only and does not necessarily have to go to airports and get on planes.
3. No fans in the stadium. Essential participants only.
4. The teams make efforts to stay segregated and away from others in the hotels and at the stadiums except when wrestlers are on the mat. Even better if this can be mandatory.
5. Put in place an uber-cleaning plan under which mats, locker rooms etc are continually sanitized.
6. Train all supervisory officials and referees on the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and have a testing location pre-arranged for anyone who show the symptoms.
7. The NCAA continually monitors the situation as new info about COVID-19 comes in.
8. All teams and wrestlers have the opportunity to opt out with no reprisal
I know, I know, many flaws in this. But come on now...we are WRESTLING FANS Let’s at least give it a shot!
That’s my piece on this. Let the bashing begin.