In the Midwest Conference, Student-Athletes have had their sports seasons ripped away from them for almost a year. We have been anticipating the return of sports for too long now, and are suffering from the effects both mentally and emotionally. We just want to return to sports with at least a small number of games and/or scrimmages to add some normalcy, structure, and passion back into our daily lives. The NCAA Division I has proven that it can be done safely! The IHSA and other collegiate conferences, including the CCIW, have all devised a plan for all sports to return to play, but the Midwest Conference continues to deny the student-athletes the right to play sports. 

[Student-athletes are among the most physically healthy people at an already low-risk group of people regarding COVID-19. We all know the possible risk involved with playing sports while COVID-19 is a global issue; as adults, we feel that the Conference should not dictate to us what is too dangerous to our health - we believe that if we want to play, we should be allowed to do so.]