Football is just getting underway; however, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association has published it’s guidelines for winter sports.  That included the guidelines for conducting basketball, soccer, indoor track, powerlifting and wrestling.

The complete 15 page guide may be reviewed by clicking on the link below.

The guidelines specify steps to take to keep everyone safe from the COVID-19 virus.  Similar to the fall sports guideline, there are requirements for social distancing, sanitizing, and testing participants for symptoms of the virus. 

In the introduction to the guidelines, LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine terms the guidelines “minimal guidelines, and each member school and corresponding school system are free to adopt additional guidelines for the health and safety of student-athletes, students, coaches, faculty and others expected to attend contests.”  Bonine said, “The LHSAA fully intends to support its member schools and the student-athletes who desire to compete in interscholastic athletics…”