This is a Covid-19 update, of course. The key though is the question: Should we be going back to sports any time soon? I don’t have an answer. I am being asked to coach a youth flag football program at the end of the month should we be allowed to do so. The idea is to keep the players fresh and ready in case we are running sports in the fall. I don’t know that we will be. I don’t know that we should be. My kid’s middle school cancelled fall sports and is considering what to do about ‘winter’ sports because of Covid-19 fears. Nevertheless, they intend to hold classes as normal. I understand that sports gatherings are large, but so are classes, and I fear that one does not offer that much more risk than the other. Yes, there might be a larger risk of disease communication in sports… okay definitely. It more risky by several factors, and as such we should limit action to bare essentials and protect ourselves and our families. That being said, I don’t want to. There’s the rub. I don’t want to and many people don’t want to, so there is going to be pushback.
Just yesterday I complained that we are not working to better ourselves as a collective species. Today I suggest this is still true and further suggest that individual selfishness may be the cause of a lot of that.
We don’t want to do what we don’t want to do. We don’t want to be uncomfortable. We want to cheer and have fun and do the things that make us feel better–even superior. Sports figure into all of that. I want to see my kids win. I don’t want to see them miss out on opportunities to play–to lose a year, if you will. However, I get it. Greater good. That doesn’t make it any easier.
Some Thoughts:
- NFL is gonna happen (see above on selfishness)
- In fact, NBA may find a way to finish this season with or without fans.
- Again, it is too soon for this to be a thing. I am disgusted that there are baseball teams already practicing in AZ despite restrictions barely being lifted.
- Honestly, training kids at home is dope. I just need to get better at planning out some of these workouts.