Is it safe to be having national tournaments right now?

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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.
I understand the concern and tbh I do not know the answer to the question posed in the thread title. All I know is that when we have traveled this spring we (as in my family) have limited our contact to the ball field only..

In terms of precautions I think it differs depending on the state/region. Here in OK the game on the field has been relatively untouched (outside of each team using their own ball and no after game handshake). Most of the precautions that have been undertaken have involved spectators.
 
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I felt pretty good, not great, about being outdoors, not in an enclosed space. We did all the “normal” precautions and we took temps very practice, every game day. I have lists of temps... “stats” I never thought I would collect lol. I considered wearing a mask in the dugout but we did stay pretty spread out. These are older players that were there to play, not jack around sitting on each other’s laps etc....

We have a couple team dads in healthcare. They seem to know the guidelines pretty well. One says you have less than 1% chance of contracting unless you are unmasked, closer than 6’ in an enclosed space for 15 minutes or more.

We’ll see. It’s been 10 days. Our sick player basically recovered before she even got confirmation that she had the virus. I am thankful for that.
 
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I understand the concern and tbh I do not know the answer to the question posed in the thread title. All I know is that when we have traveled this spring we (as in my family) have limited our contact to the ball field only..

In terms of precautions I think it differs depending on the state/region. Here in OK the game on the field has been relatively untouched (outside of each team using their own ball and no after game handshake). Most of the precautions that have been undertaken have involved spectators.
My dd played on a different team than mine for quite a bit of the summer for recruiting purposes. (Long story. Took some pretty drastic measures since she was an unrecruited 2020.).

She played in OKC and Missouri quite a bit. I only got to go a couple weekends but we sanitized our hotel rooms, wore masks indoors when out of the room. We stayed out of crowds and didn’t eat in restaurants.

The softball looked pretty normal but I stayed the hell out of the backstop and sideline areas. We got through it but it still felt like it was only a matter of time before our luck ran out.

We are now trying to figure out how to get strength training without putting her in an enclosed gym.

The next challenges after that will start when the school year starts.

Those things worry me more than being on a field outdoors. I wish I knew if I was right or wrong about that.
 
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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
 
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For whatever it’s worth, (probably not much), it does seem like there is more and more consensus that masks will help. I think we are learning more and more about the virus and that’s why the advice is changing.

I listened to a radio show last week where the host interviewed heads of departments at Northwestern school of medicine. It was really interesting, they have figured out a lot of stuff but every one of them talked about how treatments are evolving but there is still much they don’t understand. One thing that I found particularly interesting was that blood clots are one of the complications killing people. Not one blood clot in a leg etc, blood clots all over the body. Strokes are a significant problem in the covid patients. They also interviewed a 54 year old guy who spent 40 days in icu. He sounded shell shocked. He said he was unaware of his surroundings for the whole time, had “millions of dreams” that seemed extremely real. Sounds pretty miserable. His case was unique because for the first time, the hospital had “four people on life support” from the same family. Him, his wife, his 25 year old son and his mother in law were all in the ICU at the same time. The mother in law was the only one of the group that had “underlying conditions” and she actually recovered the quickest.

I have worn a mask indoors in public areas since day one of this deal. It doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t have the luxury of staying away from people at work or on my days off. I figure just a little trouble and effort might prevent a whole lot of worse trouble and problems. If not, what am I out...

I personally think they might be right that we could beat this thing back pretty well if everyone wore a mask indoors in public places when you can’t socially distance for the next month/month and a half. I know not everyone thinks that.

The more we learn, the more we evolve. That’s why the advice changes. That’s why in softball, we used to try to hit ground balls, that changed. We used to show our elbow to the catcher when we pitch, that changed. Etc., etc.
 
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radness

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These conversations will probably continue going in a circle for the next ___ years.
 
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These conversations will probably continue going in a circle for the next ___ years.

Yes they will Rad.

Sad but true. Unfortunately people believe that a politician, scientist, astronaut, association, local leader have the ability to stop a virus. It ain't happening. Throughout humanity viruses have learn us and how to infect us. They're really good at it. Its microscopic and has the patience of Jobe. It will get you if it wants
 

radness

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Sad but true. Unfortunately people believe that a politician, scientist, astronaut, association, local leader have the ability to stop a virus. It ain't happening. Throughout humanity viruses have learn us and how to infect us. They're really good at it. Its microscopic and has the patience of Jobe. It will get you if it wants
Such a good point 625...

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