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Shutting down youth activities because have COVID has got to have a negative impact on teen suicide and drug overdose. There are also studies out that say shutdowns are only as effective as social distancing and masks. Unfortunately studies these days often tend to support the position of whomever is paying for them. But it does make sense that if you control the spread of respiratory particles you will control the spread of the disease. Make that limit not control.
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Very good points. One of the scary bits of data out this week: in November about one in eight admitted to LA County hospitals for CoVid died. Now it’s one in four. But to turn back to baseball, here is my view of Dodger Stadium a few days ago. I hope to be back for a game there soon.
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With over 1/10th of the county's population with confirmed cases, and over 8k cases reported yesterday, hospitals turning away patients because they are are full, how can they open schools and allow organized sports? It's out of control. Seriously. If you want support, what are you and others doing to help stop the spread?
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I appreciate what you are doing, and hope you have success. LA schools are bought and paid for by the teachers unions, and they don't want to open the schools so it will be a tough fight. I will get busy on Monday to help your effort out. You should also join the effort to recall Governor Newsom. In the meantime, you have to do what you can to help your own kids improve and advance on your own, and as many have/are doing travel to LV or AZ or TX to play.
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When you can’t change City Hall it’s time to find a new city. Best of luck with your efforts but if I were you I would be looking for a more citizen friendly place to live.
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Los Angeles is too important to turn your back on it! Great baseball weather too! Our children deserve better from our elected and appointed officials!
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I hear you. And maybe the new variants are contagious enough to keep the state shut down. But as I posted on another thread, here are the facts to date: - zero evidence for on-field transmission in both baseball and softball. The MLB and Athletes Unlimited did not have a single case of on-field transmission during the months that they played. Compare this with, say, hockey, which was shut down on the East Coast due to rapid spread via indoor play, cold air, low humidity and low airflow.
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Don’t forget what has happened during the following election cycles the leaders come up for election. If you vote everyone out the new leaders will get the message. Our school board had nine members with three year terms. Three seats came up each year. They made a decision more than 75% of the parents disagreed. We voted three out. The other six changed their position. First and foremost politicians believe in what keeps them in office.
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A doctor in CA explained to me that they have fewer hospitals per capita than most states, because years ago they were required to conform to more strict earthquake codes, and many hospitals closed rather than adapt or rebuild. They thus had the minimum hospitals for normal times, and obviously far too few for a pandemic. That's why the transmission rate in CA is similar to other states, but the hospital situation is more dire, and so they are more worried than other states about having more...
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The evidence of kids college age and younger dying of Covid from playing sports just doesn’t exist. As for east coast hockey Hockey East (college) is playing. When there are issues games are rescheduled. The same for Massachusetts high school hockey.
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I understand and I am in agreement with you. I was just pointing out how bad COVID is in LA county. Wouldn't or shouldn't the first step be to control the virus? I know that it takes a lot of hard work, planning and hours and hours to get a college team from first day of practice to first game of the season. There is HS sports going on in Florida and I am sorry it's not happening everywhere. It is true that young adults do not get very ill from COVID. The issue is bringing it home to family...
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The point of the petition is that the majority of other states, nearly all of which have far less resources than California, have figured out how to resume high school athletics. Our elected and appointed officials should be acting with urgency to return athletics to our high school age population to improve their physical and emotional well-being.
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Our high school has suffered 1 suicide and 0 deaths from other causes this year. If you have children you know the positives of athletics far outweigh the risks—otherwise you would not drive and fly to tournaments across the state and country (automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for young people). If you do not want your child to participate due to the perceived risk I’m not asking you to join. Others will gladly fill your son’s roster spot if we were to play tomorrow. But...
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This right here. You are not going to stop kids from playing. The kids that want to play, will find a way. They are going to go to AZ, TX, FL, etc. We are seeing this in our organization. We are getting lots of calls and emails from kids in states who are shutdown asking about coming to play. Heck we are getting kids from Hawaii asking about coming to play. It was evident last weekend in the PG event here. 26 teams from California came to play. Also saw it on the PB Area Code identifier...
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TPM: Maybe the parents, who believe in playing could form their own league, hire umpires, rent a field , hire the coaches, have medical personal available, wavier release, set the rules on masks, temp checking, pitch counts, equipment, purchase baseballs, invite college coaches, run metrics , film the games, purchase accident and liability insurance and select sponsors. "Let them play" is not the solution, Common sense is! Bob
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Do you have a lawyer in your group. Contact the CIF https://www.cifstate.org/sports/baseball/index to determine their scope of control over "private" teams. Bob
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High schools in California are traveling to other states as a team. Lot of the So-Cal teams go to the 5 tool tournaments in Arizona or Texas.
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I checked out the movement on twitter and there is great support. Hoping that all of you out that way, can work something out!
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There are 48600+ persons in the group, and there are sure to be a variety of opinions. I don’t think you have characterized the group correctly—in our local area the movement was first supported by our high school football coaches. We received some encouraging news last night that the governor’s representatives met for the first time with the group. Also we are told to expect some changes overall in the state’s lockdown order. Thanks for joining the group. If you haven’t done so already...
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Hello HSBaseballweb California community. Our student athletes need your help! Los Angeles high school students have been locked out of school for the past 10 months and there is no projected re-opening date. Sports are banned for high school student-athletes by the California Department of Health. It is a misdemeanor crime to participate in organized athletic events for children in LA. Please join the community petitioning to open athletics to students. The movement has several important...
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the group is a bunch of crazy parents, imo. I joined it, expecting a group with a focus of brainstorming and implementing ideas for a safe return to sports. instead, it's parents demanding an immediate return too normalcy, downplaying the pandemic and shouting down, en mass, anyone who dares suggest a more measured approach and consideration. I had a post comment deleted and the only thing i can figure is that i pointed out that someone's calculations were incorrect. a recent post suggested...
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Bob, What you are suggesting is one viable option that is currently against the law, but should be under consideration. The state has prioritized resources for other activities so if there is a framework independent of the current scholastic high school system we welcome those alternative options. Again, the movement is to find an acceptable path forward to let student athletes play immediately, not to circumvent any precautions or best practices. If additional resources outside of the...
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The CIF may not sanction high school athletic contests because the California Department of Health has not declared high school sports essential. Professional sports are considered essential. The movement is to get high school sports declared essential so the CIF plan may be executed. By the Department of Health guidelines baseball is a red tier sport and football is even more at risk of cancellation as an orange tier sport. This tier structure makes it highly unlikely students will play in...
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Those that returned to normal aren't in a much different spot than California. They can learn to live with this or let everyone move to states where they can live (just not Texas ).
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PG is holding another high school age tournament in the Houston area. There are handful of California teams coming.
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Open letter signed by California elected officials asking the governor to open youth sports immediately. Thanks to everyone who has written their representatives!
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I guess this is one of several reasons why I am not in politics or the inside of corporate America, I want to puke just reading that damn letter and I think it is good. It is almost as if they are begging Don Corleone for approval. Please let our children live lives and promise I will be indebted forever to your wisdom...I would rather tell him to F@@@ off. on a lighter and happier note it appears here in PA we are getting a referendum vote to check the Governors power on emergency actions...
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Thanks to all who signed up supporting the #LetThePlayCA — 60,000+ Strong. Thousands of letters delivered to the governor from students. For our family it has been daily meetings, calls and correspondence with state representatives, coaches, students, teachers and religious leaders—we will be glad to get this behind us! 2 great outcomes for our youth athletes this week: 1. California outdoor youth sports were giving return to play guidelines outside of the state tier system effectively...
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I coach 18u in a blue state. We played 30 games this summer and 20 this fall. Many practices. No masks for coaches and players. Similar for our entire state. If there had been a God-Forbid event, I'm sure the panic-crazed media would have let us know about. So I guess it didn't happen.