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per USA Today:
Two medical professionals helping the college sports world sort through the coronavirus pandemic offered cautionary words Friday night in terms of what athletes can do since team activities have been halted, and what athletics programs may be able to do weeks and months from now.
During a live conversation on the NCAA’s Twitter channel, the association’s chief medical officer recommended that athletes not engage in any activity that involves sharing a ball or other equipment and that they not train with more than one other person.
As part of the same conversation, a former U.S. surgeon general -- while discussing decision-making that resulted in the NCAA canceling championship events scheduled for mid-June -- offered observations that illustrate why there already is anxiety about the upcoming football season.
Chief medical officer Brian Hainline noted that there remains considerable uncertainty about how long the new coronavirus can remain intact on “an inanimate surface such as a ball.”
He said he’s found that NCAA athlete representatives have demonstrated a strong sense of social responsibility about the pandemic, “and with that, you should assume that any person is potentially infectious.
“So, if you can exercise with someone else in a field and you’re doing your burpees, you’re doing your sprints, you’re doing your push-ups and so forth, that’s fine," Hainline said. "But sharing a ball is right now off-limits. …
Go Gophers!!
Two medical professionals helping the college sports world sort through the coronavirus pandemic offered cautionary words Friday night in terms of what athletes can do since team activities have been halted, and what athletics programs may be able to do weeks and months from now.
During a live conversation on the NCAA’s Twitter channel, the association’s chief medical officer recommended that athletes not engage in any activity that involves sharing a ball or other equipment and that they not train with more than one other person.
As part of the same conversation, a former U.S. surgeon general -- while discussing decision-making that resulted in the NCAA canceling championship events scheduled for mid-June -- offered observations that illustrate why there already is anxiety about the upcoming football season.
Chief medical officer Brian Hainline noted that there remains considerable uncertainty about how long the new coronavirus can remain intact on “an inanimate surface such as a ball.”
He said he’s found that NCAA athlete representatives have demonstrated a strong sense of social responsibility about the pandemic, “and with that, you should assume that any person is potentially infectious.
“So, if you can exercise with someone else in a field and you’re doing your burpees, you’re doing your sprints, you’re doing your push-ups and so forth, that’s fine," Hainline said. "But sharing a ball is right now off-limits. …
NCAA medical advisors warn athletes: Don't share weights or balls as coronavirus fight may last months
NCAA medical advisors gave college athletes training advice, like not sharing weights or balls, but cautioned coronavirus battle could take months.
www.usatoday.com
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