{"id":16030,"date":"2020-09-25T17:03:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T22:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=16030"},"modified":"2020-09-25T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T22:05:50","slug":"charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Charger athletes reflect on lack of attendance at sporting events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The coronavirus has affected many day-to-day activities for everyone, and high school sports are certainly no exception. Over the years, sporting events have been a focal point of the classic \u201chigh school experience\u201d and with a big portion of that snatched away, student athletes are doing their best to adapt to this unprecedented time at the start of the 2020-2021 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the pandemic still affecting the everyday lives of students participating in sports, there are several precautions that administrators are taking to try and keep the athletes and coaches safe. Procedures at practices consist of wearing masks and social distancing as much as possible. At sporting events, it’s a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) requirement that there is a limit of two spectators per athlete in attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt first it was really bad and we only had three games we could play,\u201d junior Ethan Houk said. \u201cThen we got the mandate where we could actually play more games which is great. At first we didn\u2019t have to wear masks while we were playing. Now we have to wear them. It\u2019s been weird and different, but we are actually able to play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Parents and students have differing opinions with the belief that there is very low risk when engaging in sports this year. While athletes have made different decisions regarding their participation in sports this year, many continue to put in the hard work to pull off this last minute season.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>AnnMarie Erickson, parent of athletes Jack and Jessica Erickson believes that there are greater risks than COVID to students and that the athletes should make the decision that\u2019s best for them in regards to their 2020-2021 athletic season.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI believe student athletes can safely play sports,\u201d AnnMarie said. \u201cThere are inherent risks to almost everything we do in life. Healthy student athletes are currently more likely to be adversely affected by other physical or mental health issues than COVID. Athletes do not have to play if they are uncomfortable doing so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The lack of attendance has been hard on athletes by not having their peers there to support them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have been having a hard time to find motivation,\u201d Houk said. \u201cI did have a mindset that we weren\u2019t going to play so I was planning on that and what I was going to do with my time. So when we figured out we were actually going to play I had to change my mindset and put it back on soccer. When you focus on the game and how it works it\u2019s great. When you calm down and focus on the game and really be confident in your abilities, the whole process of playing is fun and enjoyable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although students can\u2019t attend sporting events in person, there are still other ways to stay involved with the athletics at DHS. Participating in spirit days and watching the live streams for football and volleyball are ways that students, parents, and staff can show their support. The first home swim meet was also covered online. Keeping up with the scores is another way that students can stand behind the athletes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[NFHS Network] is broadcasting volleyball and football so people can support us from there,\u201d senior Gabby Wilson said. \u201cIf it\u2019s all you have and the best that you can get, then we support that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While there are differing opinions regarding the COVID precautions administrators have put in place for the students, athletes and coaches are having to adjust to the changes that this year entails. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9189,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2716,83,12,248,316,67,80],"class_list":["post-16030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3-sports","tag-covid","tag-dhs","tag-football","tag-michigan","tag-midland","tag-sports","tag-volleyball"],"yoast_head":"\nCharger athletes reflect on lack of attendance at sporting events - UPDATE ONLINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charger athletes reflect on lack of attendance at sporting events - UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DHSUpdate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-25T22:03:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-25T22:05:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emily Danielsen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emily Danielsen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Emily Danielsen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/959e909ad82d56c9c50b2c8b552e9b59\"},\"headline\":\"Charger athletes reflect on lack of attendance at sporting events\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-25T22:03:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-25T22:05:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":605,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"COVID\",\"DHS\",\"Football\",\"michigan\",\"Midland\",\"sports\",\"volleyball\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SPORTS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/\",\"name\":\"Charger athletes reflect on lack of attendance at sporting events - UPDATE ONLINE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-25T22:03:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-25T22:05:50+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/charger-athletes-reflect-on-lack-of-attendance-at-sporting-events\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE ONLINE\",\"description\":\"H.H. 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