Is it safe to be having national tournaments right now?

[Johnreilly]

I meant more that these tournaments are a convening spot for girls from different parts of a state and even country, thus if somebody (player, parent) were to be asymptomatic they could accidentally spread it to a wide group of people unknowingly who would then bring it back to their own communities and initiate spread in their own communities that way.

For context, there was a group of three boys from our medium sized town who went to a football ID camp where one boy and two of their parents were infected, but before they realized they were sick/were showing symptoms they came back to town and hung out with big groups of people, went to the grocery store, etc. They knew the risks of going to the camp, but impacted a lot of other local people negatively through their decision. While most cases associated with this were mild, an adult whose case could be traced back to this football group ended up on a ventilator in the hospital as a result of this and has been a disaster for many involved. I guess my question was is having big softball tournaments safe/worth a similar potential risk? DD's in college now so not on the tb scene and don't know the precautions being taken and don't have any skin in the game.

Of course it's not safe!!! Not too mention that the selfishness and recklessness of coaches gambling with kids has eliminated sports for the teams that follow the rules. Case in point - NM.

 

[GoGamecocks]

All this coronavirus nonsense is a mess. Personally I put more faith in softball players than I do in sceintists, doctors, agencies, media, politicians. Everyday the rules and facts change. Its just a mess

Then you should've seen my daughter this week "social distancing" with an old teammate she hasn't seen in six months, but they were on adjacent fields. Hugs. Screams. Holding hands. And these are 16-year-olds.

 

[625ender]

Then you should've seen my daughter this week "social distancing" with an old teammate she hasn't seen in six months, but they were on adjacent fields. Hugs. Screams. Holding hands. And these are 16-year-olds.

Thats good stuff. Hopefully sanity will make a return to our lives sooner than later

 

[sluggers]

Heavens.