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Within Stages 1 and 2 of Governor Hogan’s Roadmap to Recovery, there will be segmented approaches for gradual resumption and administration of athletics and activities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes the segmented approach through a risk assessment.
- Lowest Risk: Performing skill-building drills or conditioning at home, alone or with family members.
- Increasing Risk: Summer out-of-season school-based open conditioning, exercise, weight training, and non-sport specific student gatherings/In-Season Team Based Practices
- More Risk: Within-team competition.
- Even More Risk: Full competition between teams from the same local geographic area.
- Highest Risk: Full competition between teams from different geographic areas.
Sports are differentiated by risk level, which aligns with the potential for contact. The risk levels are included in the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Guidance for Opening High School Athletics and Activities. The higher risk level sports are football, boys’ lacrosse, wrestling, competitive cheerleading and dance (pompons).