AIA Change Sport Season. No cancel.

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The Issue

Sports are vital to many high school athletes. For many of us it’s a time where we can just be free from school and all the stress that it causes. Practices and games can also be a time competing with our friends and creating unforgettable memories. Many athletes and families depend on sports as a way they can get college paid for. Also as history has shown us sports has been able to bring people together from all backgrounds and help achieve more as a community ,something we need now. I and everyone who signs this is asking that the AIA does not cancel fall sports this year and instead reorganize the seasons in which sports are played. For example have Swim, track and field, cross country, tennis, and golf, play in the fall.(try to have the contactless sports compete first) All these sports can be modified to be played while keeping social distancing. Keep the winter sports in place and move football to spring with baseball. Due to coronavirus we would need strict guidelines for all the sports and how they are played while still keeping social distancing and complying with the CDC guidelines. With how things are looking currently this is the most likely way we can have all sports this year and still minimize the risk of coronavirus. Of course compromise will have to happen but hopefully we can make it as little as possible. To conclude I and everyone who signs this petition hopes for the best and will respect the decision that happens. 

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John JPetition Starter

The Decision Makers

Doug Ducey
Former Governor - Arizona
Arizona Interscholastic Association
Arizona Interscholastic Association

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