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Hall County ready to open park and rec baseball, soccer

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 12:31PM on Friday 14th August 2020 ( 4 years ago )
GAINESVILLE — Hall County Government officials announced the next step in their phased-in reopening plan on Thursday.
 
"In an effort to provide recreational services to our community, staff has been working diligently on a plan to safely facilitate a modified youth fall baseball and soccer season," Assistant Hall County Administrator Zach Propes said. "Both seasons would move forward with practice over the next few weeks and games would begin the first week of September with both seasons ending no later than November 8."
 
This comes at a time when the Georgia High School Association has been taking measures to get varsity football started. The GHSA pushed back the start of the football season two weeks to Sept. 4 and as of Friday that plan is still in place. The other GHSA fall sports of girls softball and volleyball and cross country all started within the past week.
 
Propes said safety protocols for players, coaches, officials, parents and spectators, as well as operations for Hall County park baseball facilities and the Allen Creek Soccer Complex, have been drafted and are in alignment with best practices from the Centers for Disease Control, Department of Public Health and youth sports organizations.
 
"We have also collaborated with the Lanier Soccer Association during this process to understand their protocols and best practices," he said.
 
Propes also listed the health and safety protocols that will be required as a part of the modified sport seasons:
A complete list of health and safety protocols that will be required can be found at ready.hallcounty.org.
 
The Hall County Parks Advisory Board approved the plan to resume these sports with health and safety protocols in place at their meeting Wednesday.
 
Anyone interested in signing up for youth baseball through Hall County Parks and Leisure can do so at www.hallcountysports.com. Youth soccer sign-ups are available at www.lsasharks.com.
 
"Hall County leadership is continuing to analyze this ever-changing public health issue, and, in a prudent manner, will determine how to best resume all programming in the safest way possible," Hall County Administrator Jock Connell said. "Obviously, this will be done carefully and thoughtfully in order to protect the health and welfare of our employees and the public."

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