I went to a 3A football game that was sold out at 50% max capacity.
I sat around the 20 yard line distanced from others by more than 6 feet and masked anytime that perimeter was going to be breached by someone NOT from my household. (These were the guidelines from the UIL posted at the gate).
However, I was by far in the minority with following the guidelines. Most of the student body sat together without distancing unmasked. Many of the families from the football team and other locals squeezed into the center two sections between the 30 yard lines at what looked like 80% capacity. Very few, < 10% wore masks despite being well within the 6 foot distancing recommendation. They didn't skip rows between attendees. The marching bands did sit distanced on the track in the end zones.
To my knowledge neither school has had an issue with outbreaks and combined there are less than 500 active COVID cases listed for the two counties. Fortunately the games are played outdoors, and there was a reasonable breeze from the SSE at 10-12 mph. Obviously there was no routine testing protocols for the players of either school.
I will be very interested to see what the outcome of that kind of event (with lack of mask compliance/distancing) will be 5 to 10 days out from the game. My daughter plays volleyball and there is about 80-90% compliance with masks worn properly indoors (gym) and distancing.
I really hope we don't see a bunch of 2A/3A/4A football game outbreaks that ruin it for our 5A/6A athletes, schools.
Did anyone else go to a game and have a different experience?
I sat around the 20 yard line distanced from others by more than 6 feet and masked anytime that perimeter was going to be breached by someone NOT from my household. (These were the guidelines from the UIL posted at the gate).
However, I was by far in the minority with following the guidelines. Most of the student body sat together without distancing unmasked. Many of the families from the football team and other locals squeezed into the center two sections between the 30 yard lines at what looked like 80% capacity. Very few, < 10% wore masks despite being well within the 6 foot distancing recommendation. They didn't skip rows between attendees. The marching bands did sit distanced on the track in the end zones.
To my knowledge neither school has had an issue with outbreaks and combined there are less than 500 active COVID cases listed for the two counties. Fortunately the games are played outdoors, and there was a reasonable breeze from the SSE at 10-12 mph. Obviously there was no routine testing protocols for the players of either school.
I will be very interested to see what the outcome of that kind of event (with lack of mask compliance/distancing) will be 5 to 10 days out from the game. My daughter plays volleyball and there is about 80-90% compliance with masks worn properly indoors (gym) and distancing.
I really hope we don't see a bunch of 2A/3A/4A football game outbreaks that ruin it for our 5A/6A athletes, schools.
Did anyone else go to a game and have a different experience?
