If it’s a condition for playing basketball at all, coaches polled around northern Virginia seem happy to oblige. A half-dozen coaches sampled agreed masks are far from ideal, but each eagerly complied, given that it was the ticket to holding basketball games. “It’s a little bit difficult for them to breathe consistently, but it’s something they’re trying to work at,” South County boys’ basketball coach Mike Robinson said. Some coaches tried expensive Under Armour and Dri Fit masks before finding that blue surgical masks were best. But coaches police players, and administrators police coaches.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2021 14:03 UTC