And now we’re actually seeing a shift in that opinion,” said Karissa Niehoff, executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations. ADADThis larger debate may have obscured a parallel conversation over high school football that hits closer to home for many families. That frustrates Stephanie Beck, even though she loves football and even though her husband coaches high school football in a neighboring district. ADADFifteen states and the District of Columbia have canceled their high school fall sports seasons entirely, according to the website MaxPreps, which tracks high school sports. Jeff Gordon, head football coach at Iowa City Liberty High School, argued that it was almost safer to play with students out of school.

Source: Washington Post October 09, 2020 11:02 UTC