As Covid cases swell, especially here in AZ, Youth Football continues to steadfastly claim the games will go on. In truth the flag games have been and continue going on. I am leaning more and more towards pulling my kid. It is what my partner wants. It makes sense. Still, I feel like this is the first chance in a long time for him to be with a team; with a group of any sort; for more than a moment. He has a real chance to settle in here and missing a season will hinder that. Ultimately, it comes down to safety for me and what that margin of safety is. I have to feel like the conditions are right.
They are not right at the moment. In fact the head of the league tweeted another interesting message suggesting college football is in doubt. The Ivy League already cancelled all sports through January. The news is so new that other D1 conferences have yet to react publicly. So we don’t know. I don’t know, but the odds are stacking up against games. I hope the state does something smart and pulls the plug themselves because it is sounding like the younger leagues won’t.
Meanwhile the show is trying to go on in Basketball, moving to an 8 game close of season for contending teams. It feels like Big Brother. You lose and you get voted of Disney Island. Who knows if this grand experiment will work. More and more it feels like we shouldn’t even be trying. We should instead be waiting this one out.
Why then is it so difficult for me to want to do so?