PIAA: High schools can resume summer workouts without masks

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On Friday, Alan Saunders reported that the PIAA and Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine have given the go-ahead for high school teams to resume summer workouts after some confusion regarding her mask order earlier this week.

PIAA: High Schools Can Resume Summer Workouts without Masks During Play

Levine, through PIAA Executive Director Robert Lombardi, clarified that players to do not need to wear masks while actively competing or during workouts, but must wear masks while on the sidelines, in the dugout or in any other location where six feet of social distancing is not possible.

Additionally, all coaches and spectators must wear masks at all times. Many schools in the area began cancelling their workouts after Levine’s order, released by Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday, mandated mask wear for all Pennsylvanians when unable to social distance.

School districts must file The PIAA and Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine have given the go-ahead for high school teams to resume summer workouts after some confusion regarding her mask order earlier this week.

Levine, through PIAA Executive Director Robert Lombardi, clarified that players to do not need to wear masks while actively competing or during workouts, but must wear masks while on the sidelines, in the dugout or in any other location where six feet of social distancing is not possible.

Additionally, all coaches and spectators must wear masks at all times. Many schools in the area began cancelling their workouts after Levine’s order, released by Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday, mandated mask wear for all Pennsylvanians when unable to social distance.

Hindsight is always easy with this COVID-19 stuff. But maybe Pittsburgh City League sports had it right.
No City schools are cleared for team workouts until at least later this month. Pittsburgh Public Schools still working on a return to workout plan, said City AD Karen Arnold.

— Mike White (@mwhiteburgh) July 3, 2020

School districts must have a health and safety plan enacted in order to return to summer workouts and, eventually competitions.