And this little piggie stayed home
The Your Kid’s Not Going Pro emergency alert center reports the following athletic cancellations as a result of H1N1 — oh, forget it, you’re all gonna call it swine flu no matter what authorities say. (NOTE: I am adding to this list and alphabetizing by state rather than creating new posts every team a school or organization cancels sports.)
EDIT: On the Pitch has some great practical resources for handling the swine flu scare. Its advice is targeted toward soccer leagues. But the lessons — including handling communication with parents — are valuable for any kind of league and coach.
ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION – All events postponed until further notice. Events postponed until May 5.
MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA – All children’s activities, including T-ball practices and games, in county parks canceled until May 4.
BRANHAM HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA — All events canceled through May 6.
INDIO HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA — All events canceled through May 7.
BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL, ILLINOIS — All games and practices canceled through May 4, as well as a ban on outside groups using school facilities.
HOMER COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT 33, ILLINOIS — All afterschool activities in middle and elementary schools, including sports, canceled for May 1.
WABASH SCHOOL DISTRICT, INDIANA — All practices for Thurs., April 30, called off. Games still scheduled, unless rained out.
WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOLS, MICHIGAN — All after-school activites, including sports, canceled for Thurs., April 30, and possibly through the weekend.
BEMUS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK — All sports canceled through May 3.
FABIUS-POMPEY HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK – All events canceled through May 1.
MAPLE GROVE SCHOOLS, NEW YORK — Schools and all sports activities canceled through May 4.
ST. FRANCIS PREP SCHOOL, NEW YORK — All events will go forward as scheduled, unless opponents are too scared of contracting swine flu to show up.
NORTH KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, RHODE ISLAND — All events canceled through Friday.
MAULDIN HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH CAROLINA — All activities, including games and practices, canceled on April 30 and May 1.
NEWBERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA — Most after-school activities, including sports, canceled through May 4.
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY, TENNESSEE — All after-school activities, including sports, canceled through May 8.
THE CITY OF THE COLONY’S PARK AND RECREATIONS DEPARTMENT, TEXAS — All youth league events at city facilities canceled through May 6.
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS — All league play and athletic programs including Denton Youth Soccer, Denton Boys Baseball and all field rental activities suspended through May 11.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS — All recreation center-hosted activities canceled until at least May 8..
CITY OF HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS — All organized youth sports league games canceled from May 1-10.
LEWISVILLE ISD, TEXAS — All school district sporting events canceled through May 11.
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS — Region I-5A and 4A South Regional track meets scheduled for May 1 canceled.
UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE, TEXAS — All events canceled until May 11.
SALT LAKE CITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, UTAH — All sports at Judge Memorial Catholic High School and Our Lady of Lourdes School canceled until May 5.
PARK CITY SCHOOLS, UTAH — Schools and all sports activities closed through May 4.
CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON — Lakewood High School sports activities canceled for May 1.
Further updates as events warrant. Please send any closing and cancellations to rkcookjr at comcast.net, or through Twitter to @notgoingpro.
[...] against any kind of unnecessary contact is under way to prevent the spread of the disease and to prevent the mass cancellation of events that took place in many places last spring, when H1N1 first emerged. Though in some places, it’s already been too [...]
Bob Cook - Your Kid’s Not Going Pro – H1N1 and youth sports — forget the post-game handshake - True/Slant
October 14, 2009 at 9:39 am