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High school football coaches suspend voluntary practices until plan is made for season

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High school football coaches suspend voluntary practices until plan is made for season
High school football coaches suspend voluntary practices until plan is made for season

Valley high school football coaches suspend voluntary practices until plan is made for season

DON'T HAVE A PLAN?" LIBERTYHIGH SCHOOL HEAD FOOTBALL COACHRICH MURACO LEADS THE SOUTHERNNEVADA RICH MURACO LEADS THESOUTHERN NEVADA FOOTBALLCOACHES ASSOCIATION.HE SAYS WHILE CALIFORNIA ANDNEW MEXICO HAVE ALREADY DELAYEDTHE SEASON UNTIL SPRING, NEVADAPLAYERS ARE STILL SET TO HITTHE FIELD FOR OFFICIALPRACTICES IN TWO WEEKS."WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ZEROCHANCE OF US PUTTING HELMETSON ON JULY 30TH WHEN WE'RESUPPOSED TO START UP." THAT'SWHY FOOTBALL COACHES IN THEVALLEY MADE A COLLECTIVEDECISION TO SUSPEND VOLUNTARYPRACTICES UNTIL THERE'SGUIDANCE FROM THE NEVADAINTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION."I DON'T SEE US BEING ON THEFIELD AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER WITHTHE RATE OF THE NUMBERS AS THEYARE RIGHT NOW.IT'S JUST WE CAN'T DO IT." THENIAA SAYS IT IS WAITING ONGOVERNOR SISOLAK'S NEXTADDRESS TO MAKE ANY DECISIONSAND WILL BE IN "FULLREACTIONARY MODE" THEN."I UNDERSTAND THE COACHESWANTING TO KNOW A HARD ANDFAST DECISION ON WHAT'S GOINGTO HAPPEN.THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVEHARD AND FAST INFORMATION UPONWHICH TO BASE A DECISION." THEORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR BART THOMPSON SAYSBECAUSE FOOTBALL IS CONSIDEREDA HIGH RISK SPORT, A DECISIONOF WHEN TO START HAS TO BEBASED ON NEVADA MOVING INTOPHASE 3.AS OF NOW, HE SAYS THATTRANSITION IS UNLIKELY."THAT BEING THE CASE, THEREPROBABLY WILL BE ARECOMMENDATION THAT AT LEASTTHE START DATE WILL BESAYS IT'S POSSIBLE A SPLITDECISION WILL COME - ONEFOOTBALL COACH BUT I THINK IT'STHE GREATEST SPORT IN AMERICAULTIMATE BLENDING POT FOREVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT ABOUTSHOTS BEING FIRED ON THE LASVEGAS STRIP.

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