I just had the conversation with my partner about holding the 2020-21 fantasy football season. It feels like the NFL season will be happening. It will be janky as heck, but it will happen. As such we will carry on in a fantasy way. I haven’t given a ton of thought to what that looks like in terms of players and draft and concepts, but I will have something ready for you all next week. This week is back to youth football. Specifically, I want to talk about the national championships, the AYF, and the insistence to play in spite of covid.
The Empire Sun Devils (out of Cali) posted this recently:
This is a clear indication that these folks expect to play throughout the year and at least one league outside of AZ (NYFL in Nevada) is going hard. Our own team is first up on the Sun Devils schedule. We also play another one of their opponents, the OC Buckeyes, earlier in September. In other words, we are also good to go for the season.
I am still on the fence. I feel like this is a great opportunity for exposure and excitement for the little guy. However is it also a great opportunity for exposure to Covid-19? While we are working on ways to limit exposure (face and eye shields, personalized water, no snacks, coaches are masked, limited fans, etc.) there is no sure way outside of isolation. Likewise I am also sending my boys back to f2f school where the biological security is also suspect.
I have a lot of thinking to do on these issues in the coming weeks. I know there is exciting football available, but is it worth it?