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Post by LATigerFan on Mar 13, 2020 12:14:22 GMT -6
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Post by wshs on Mar 13, 2020 12:25:06 GMT -6
My hope is that by April 13, they will let the baseball/ softball season resume. I guess our officials have to follow the lead of everyone else but these professional athletes are getting a paid vacation and the ncaa could always allow an extra year of elligiblity.
For 99% of these high school seniors this will be the last time they ever pick up a ball.
For me personally, the last three years of Winnfield baseball has been the most exciting and best baseball the school has ever played. Sure, we never made it to Sulphur but two quarterfinals in a row and playing and beating some of the best teams in the state has really been a joy to watch. Six seniors on the team this year have started since they were freshman and this was their last go at it. Hate to see their careers end like this.
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Post by Seabiscuit on Mar 13, 2020 12:42:13 GMT -6
i just don't understand why.... why this little virus that causes short of breath and coughing and sneezing I think, but flu its ok suck it up, kids actually play ball with the flu and so on. but I guess im missing the bigger picture somewhere. please fill me in, because this isn't making any sense to me at all
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Post by jhodgegrad on Mar 13, 2020 12:43:40 GMT -6
My hope is that by April 13, they will let the baseball/ softball season resume. I guess our officials have to follow the lead of everyone else but these professional athletes are getting a paid vacation and the ncaa could always allow an extra year of elligiblity. For 99% of these high school seniors this will be the last time they ever pick up a ball. For me personally, the last three years of Winnfield baseball has been the most exciting and best baseball the school has ever played. Sure, we never made it to Sulphur but two quarterfinals in a row and playing and beating some of the best teams in the state has really been a joy to watch. Six seniors on the team this year have started since they were freshman and this was their last go at it. Hate to see their careers end like this. Yeah this is the only downside to this really is the seniors possibly losing their last season. I like the move to close the schools tho. Although most younger people will be able to survive the virus, they could still carry it and pass it on to others, including their grandparents. Think it’s best to be safe for now since we don’t know much. Don’t want to turn out like Italy and have hundreds die in a day. |
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Post by Brad on Mar 13, 2020 12:50:14 GMT -6
I honestly don't see this April 13th date sticking. We are just beginning. If it is too dangerous now to go to school, then in 4 weeks it will be twice as dangerous.
Only way this goes away in 4 weeks is if every single American stays in their home for the next 4 weeks and never goes outside.
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Post by Seabiscuit on Mar 13, 2020 12:57:08 GMT -6
I honestly don't see this April 13th date sticking. We are just beginning. If it is too dangerous now to go to school, then in 4 weeks it will be twice as dangerous. Only way this goes away in 4 weeks is if every single American stays in their home for the next 4 weeks and never goes outside. have a feeling that's what they want wont be surprised if work is next lol but I cant have that I have bills to pay |
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Post by Seabiscuit on Mar 13, 2020 12:58:18 GMT -6
but anyway just hope this is all gone soon I cant be having this affect my football season, already made me miss out on the xfl better not take my HS Football away too lol I wont be able to take it haha
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Post by jhodgegrad on Mar 13, 2020 12:59:31 GMT -6
but anyway just hope this is all gone soon I cant be having this affect my football season, already made me miss out on the xfl better not take my HS Football away too lol I wont be able to take it haha Amen to that!! Wanting the NFL Free agency and draft to hurry up so there’s some kind of football talk😂 |
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Post by Seabiscuit on Mar 13, 2020 13:10:24 GMT -6
but anyway just hope this is all gone soon I cant be having this affect my football season, already made me miss out on the xfl better not take my HS Football away too lol I wont be able to take it haha Amen to that!! Wanting the NFL Free agency and draft to hurry up so there’s some kind of football talk😂 shoot they might cancel that too after that will have to do it on the phone and just be reported then prolly say the virus can come through the phone and get you so cancelled again ( joking but not far from how they are acting about this WAY OVER BLOWN)haha |
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Post by LATigerFan on Mar 13, 2020 13:20:06 GMT -6
Basketball finals still on but no fans allowed
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Post by wshs on Mar 13, 2020 13:26:17 GMT -6
I honestly don't see this April 13th date sticking. We are just beginning. If it is too dangerous now to go to school, then in 4 weeks it will be twice as dangerous. Only way this goes away in 4 weeks is if every single American stays in their home for the next 4 weeks and never goes outside. In your opinion, if school resumes April 13 do you think spring sports will also resume? |
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Post by cjr3888 on Mar 13, 2020 13:27:23 GMT -6
Shut down schools and large gatherings but CASINO'S are good to go! But don't be a bingo hall raising money for charitable causes because you're specifically mentioned in the executive order and shut down!
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Post by blackjack on Mar 13, 2020 14:01:44 GMT -6
Shut down schools and large gatherings but CASINO'S are good to go! But don't be a bingo hall raising money for charitable causes because you're specifically mentioned in the executive order and shut down! Casino's are like Walmart and other private businesses- you can choose to go into them and catch whatever you want or avoid them to stay virus free, whereas public institutions, and those subsidiary businesses to them, you can't chose to stay out of them those increasing chance of exposure. I promise you if I could have choose to avoid school without consequences under the pretense of I was trying to avoid the "flus", I would have. |
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Post by retired on Mar 13, 2020 17:48:18 GMT -6
i just don't understand why.... why this little virus that causes short of breath and coughing and sneezing I think, but flu its ok suck it up, kids actually play ball with the flu and so on. but I guess im missing the bigger picture somewhere. please fill me in, because this isn't making any sense to me at all Taken from another source (because I believe it is well written) normal immunity and vaccines make the seasonal flu a much smaller threat to everyone. Mostly elderly people, those with pre-existing conditions, and very young die from the flu. You are right, those deaths are tragic and we do not pay attention to them. However, the flu is not normally a large danger because, relatively speaking, very few people get it. If we do not take precautions, estimates are that 40-70% of our country could contract the coronavirus. It currently is showing a mortality rate of 3.5 %. The normal seasonal flu is 0.1%. Because you cannot have immunity and there is no vaccine, people are much more likely to contract COVID-19 and much more likely to die. You are right, that the majority will ultimately be fine. However, if it gets widespread, we could see deaths in the 100s of thousands. The other major issue is that our health care facilities get overwhelmed like Italy and other places. Not only does this put those with severe cases of the virus in greater jeopardy, but many will not be able to get their cancer treatment or whatever they need to survive. |
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Post by retired on Mar 13, 2020 17:55:38 GMT -6
I honestly don't see this April 13th date sticking. We are just beginning. If it is too dangerous now to go to school, then in 4 weeks it will be twice as dangerous. Only way this goes away in 4 weeks is if every single American stays in their home for the next 4 weeks and never goes outside. The issue is that it is not about eliminating the virus, but rather just flattening the curve of the peak outbreak. The spread is an exponential curve...if these measures work, then it should look like an absolutely massive over reaction. That is success. Saying "in four weeks, it will be twice as dangerous" is making the assumption that the measures failed. |
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Post by Brad on Mar 14, 2020 7:58:55 GMT -6
In your opinion, if school resumes April 13 do you think spring sports will also resume? I would think only if they extend the school year. Would they have the Championships without completing District play? Its really hard to say. The current end of Baseball regular season is 4/25, that's only 11 days. That probably isn't even enough time to play every team one time in the big districts. Remember, there are pitching rules.
Softball end of regular season is April 14th.
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Post by retired on Mar 14, 2020 8:21:36 GMT -6
In your opinion, if school resumes April 13 do you think spring sports will also resume? I would think only if they extend the school year. Would they have the Championships without completing District play? Its really hard to say. The current end of Baseball regular season is 4/25, that's only 11 days. That probably isn't even enough time to play every team one time in the big districts. Remember, there are pitching rules.
Softball end of regular season is April 14th.
I agree. I would hope some type of sport activities will resume, but I think the chances of the seasons just playing out like planned is unlikely. |
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Post by chalmetteowl on Mar 14, 2020 8:41:45 GMT -6
I would think only if they extend the school year. Would they have the Championships without completing District play? Its really hard to say. The current end of Baseball regular season is 4/25, that's only 11 days. That probably isn't even enough time to play every team one time in the big districts. Remember, there are pitching rules.
Softball end of regular season is April 14th.
I agree. I would hope some type of sport activities will resume, but I think the chances of the seasons just playing out like planned is unlikely. we should ask how Texas manages to complete their baseball seasons a month after Louisiana completes theirs... Yes. Look up when the Texas 6A baseball finals are. Obviously something else that helps in this type of situation is that districts have gone from playing each other twice to playing only once. In the worst case scenario, and we’re lucky we scheduled this in 8-5A, we have an three date tournament at the end of the season if we need to determine a state playoff qualifier. No regular season extension needed |
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Post by retired on Mar 14, 2020 9:36:12 GMT -6
I agree. I would hope some type of sport activities will resume, but I think the chances of the seasons just playing out like planned is unlikely. we should ask how Texas manages to complete their baseball seasons a month after Louisiana completes theirs... Yes. Look up when the Texas 6A baseball finals are. Obviously something else that helps in this type of situation is that districts have gone from playing each other twice to playing only once. In the worst case scenario, and we’re lucky we scheduled this in 8-5A, we have an three date tournament at the end of the season if we need to determine a state playoff qualifier. No regular season extension needed Pretty simple, they apparently play high school baseball after school is no longer in session. |
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Post by chalmetteowl on Mar 14, 2020 9:53:18 GMT -6
we should ask how Texas manages to complete their baseball seasons a month after Louisiana completes theirs... Yes. Look up when the Texas 6A baseball finals are. Obviously something else that helps in this type of situation is that districts have gone from playing each other twice to playing only once. In the worst case scenario, and we’re lucky we scheduled this in 8-5A, we have an three date tournament at the end of the season if we need to determine a state playoff qualifier. No regular season extension needed Pretty simple, they apparently play high school baseball after school is no longer in session. so why can’t we? |
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Post by retired on Mar 14, 2020 9:58:49 GMT -6
Pretty simple, they apparently play high school baseball after school is no longer in session. so why can’t we? Many logistical hurdles, but that was the first thing that jumped into my mind as well. It won't be perfect as smaller, rural schools or schools with lots of busriders may have issues and there will be conflict with American Legion or other summer baseball activities as well as just other summer activities in general, but it seems like a viable option as opposed to just cancelling in my eyes. |
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Post by khsyellowjackets94 on Mar 15, 2020 13:08:39 GMT -6
In your opinion, if school resumes April 13 do you think spring sports will also resume? I would think only if they extend the school year. Would they have the Championships without completing District play? Its really hard to say. The current end of Baseball regular season is 4/25, that's only 11 days. That probably isn't even enough time to play every team one time in the big districts. Remember, there are pitching rules.
Softball end of regular season is April 14th.
Wouldn't necessarily have to extend the school year. Extend the regular season for softball and baseball and make the baseball playoffs single elimination all the way thru for all classes. its already 1 and done for softball. With 1 and done they could get thru 2 rounds per week. Extend the regular season a week and have them start District play immediately. Or have Districts play a tournament to determine their Champs instead of playing a full schedule. District 4-2A and the Baton Rouge 2A district were already going to do that anyway. There are ways to still have a season but will they actually decide to let the kids play is the question. They have a month to plan for it. |
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Post by chalmetteowl on Mar 15, 2020 20:30:28 GMT -6
I would think only if they extend the school year. Would they have the Championships without completing District play? Its really hard to say. The current end of Baseball regular season is 4/25, that's only 11 days. That probably isn't even enough time to play every team one time in the big districts. Remember, there are pitching rules.
Softball end of regular season is April 14th.
Wouldn't necessarily have to extend the school year. Extend the regular season for softball and baseball and make the baseball playoffs single elimination all the way thru for all classes. its already 1 and done for softball. With 1 and done they could get thru 2 rounds per week. Extend the regular season a week and have them start District play immediately. Or have Districts play a tournament to determine their Champs instead of playing a full schedule. District 4-2A and the Baton Rouge 2A district were already going to do that anyway. There are ways to still have a season but will they actually decide to let the kids play is the question. They have a month to plan for it. also they should only allow district champions in the playoffs. The power ratings are gonna be messed up due to small sample sizes |
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Post by logic on Mar 15, 2020 21:15:21 GMT -6
Push state tournament or title game back two weeks. Give teams 18 days or so to get in their district games and any others they wish. Play 5 days a week u could get in a dozen games or so before playoffs.
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Post by logic on Mar 15, 2020 21:47:10 GMT -6
Play with limited fans give each team 50 tickets there are ways to play and still be safe. Give a couple weeks and hopefully have a good game plan.
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Post by wshs on Mar 16, 2020 7:26:20 GMT -6
Originally i had heard they were going to let the teams continue to practice during the school closures. But now I am hearing that the superintendents voted against that. No practice. Anybody else hearing this?
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Post by cjr3888 on Mar 16, 2020 10:27:30 GMT -6
Originally i had heard they were going to let the teams continue to practice during the school closures. But now I am hearing that the superintendents voted against that. No practice. Anybody else hearing this? LHSAA left it up to the school districts. Vermilion shut most of it down Friday. Some teams were allowed to play but couldn’t travel together or go on campus to get things. Know some other parishes shut everything down also. Iberia schools played this weekend but still waiting on word to see if practice can continue on school property. |
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Post by wshs on Mar 16, 2020 10:30:19 GMT -6
Originally i had heard they were going to let the teams continue to practice during the school closures. But now I am hearing that the superintendents voted against that. No practice. Anybody else hearing this? LHSAA left it up to the school districts. Vermilion shut most of it down Friday. Some teams were allowed to play but couldn’t travel together or go on campus to get things. Know some other parishes shut everything down also. Iberia schools played this weekend but still waiting on word to see if practice can continue on school property. Yes we played a double header with North Desoto on Saturday to finish off our tournament because the other two teams were not allowed to travel after Friday. The plan was for us to continue to practice but it looks like even that has been shut down. |
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Post by logic on Mar 16, 2020 12:30:40 GMT -6
Even if you have to play into late June I would imagine most people will be fine with that. Just a sad situation for seniors. In college they are getting another year. But in highschool that is it for them hopefully this thing is under control in a few weeks
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Post by wshs on Mar 16, 2020 17:29:04 GMT -6
Has anybody heard anything regarding practice during the break? I’ve heard two different stories, one is it was left up to school superintendent, other was all school superintendents voted to not practice for the next month.
Anybody know the real story?
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