MPA Phase IV
- Aug 24 – (Freeport HS will start Phase IV on Tuesday Sept 8th)
- Extended summer conditioning and acclimatization period – Fall Sports Only
(Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross-Country, Volleyball and Golf)
- Activities are to be limited to conditioning, strength training, agility, and ndividual skill development. Individual sport specific activities and equipment will be allowed, such as individual dribbling and shooting. Training and conditioning may begin to include sport specific/team oriented non-competitive drills utilizing one or more athletes, including a goalie, but still maintaining distancing, with no rebounding. Set plays, circumstantial plays (corners, special teams, etc.) can be done while maintaining appropriate physical distancing. Field hockey goalies (in full gear) must undergo an acclimatization to heat protocol prior to exercise and activity in the goal. No form of competition (including 1v1 drills) is allowed
- All participants must maintain a 6 foot social distancing while engaged in all athletic activities - all the time!
Starting Tuesday, September 8th, Freeport HS and many other Cumberland and York County high schools will start athletics in Phase IV, while other high schools in the State will continue with Phase IV.