Kansas youth sports return Friday with specific state guidelines

As the state of Kansas moves into Phase 2 of its reopening plan, youth sports will be allowed to resume on Friday while following specific state guidelines.

YOUTH SPORTS ARE ALSOPICKING UP AS AREASREOPEN.BUT AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON SHOWS US --GAMES ARE BOUND TO BEA LITTLE DIFFERENT.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGAS THE STATE OF KANSASMOVES INTO PHASE 2 ONFRIDAY - YOUTH SPORTS ISALLOWED TO RESUME -BUT FOLLOWING SPECIFICSTATE GUIDELINES.TORI BLAKE - DIRECTOR OFOPERATIONS, MIDWEST SPORTSPRODUCTIONS"We were a little worried withthe creation of phase 1.5 ofwhat this meant and that wasactually what brought us to thecapitol yesterday to beginwith."TORI BLAKE OF MIDWESTSPORTS PRODUCTIONSSAYS THEY'RE EXCITEDFOR YOUTH SPORTS TORETURN.TUESDAY - THEORGANIZATION MET WITHGOVERNOR LAURA KELLYTO GET AN IDEA OF WHATRESTRICTIONS WILL LOOKLIKE.ANGELA HANDY - PARENT"I definitely would like to seeaway that we can do it to whereit's safe for our kids, but abletoo still get them out on afieldwhere they're used to playingand kind of back to a little bitof a normal life."ANGELA HANDY IS A MOMOF 4.AFTER WEEKS OFF -HANDY SAYS HER KIDS AREEXCITED TO GET BACK TOPRACTICE.HANDY"As a mom, I just want fortheir mental health, thephysical benefits and themental benefits, just to getback into what I would say isour normal life"SPORTS WILL LOOKDIFFERENT.FOR SOFTBALL ANDBASEBALL - THE KANSASRECREATION AND PARKSASSOCIATION SAYS FANSWILL BE REQUIRED TOSOCIAL DISTANCE - AND NOMORE THAN 15 CANGATHER.PRACTICES SHOULD BESCHEDULED WITH A 15MINUTES IN BETWEEN -AND GAMES A 30 MINUTEBUFFERTEAMS MUST WIFE DOWNEQUIPMENT, BLEACHERSAND DUGOUTS.UMPIRES WILL BEREQUIRED TO WEAR AMASK AND EACH BATTERAND BASE RUNNER ISENCOURAGED TO DO THESAME.THE TEAM AT BAT CANONLY HAVE 6 PEOPLE INTHE DUGOUT AT A TIME,WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING- AND THE REST MUST BEOUTSIDE THE FIELD OR INTHE STANDS.BLAKE"Honestly, sport just may notbe worth it for a lot of peopleand we are definitelyunderstanding and respectingof that, not trying to pushanybody out before they wantto be there."MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGAS KANSAS REOPENS--MANY OF THESERESTRICTIONS WILL PHASEOUT.HOWEVER - HIGH FIVESAND HANDSHAKES WILLNOT BE ALLOWED MOVINGFORWARD.MCKENZIE NELSON, 41ACTION N