Countdown to summer sports practices at schools

Countdown to summer sports practices at schools

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It's the countdown until athletic teams can start practicing in alabama.

They can start when students are allowed back on campus june first.

Today, waay 31's sophia borrelli asked arab schools about its plan to bring sports back and how it will keep kids safe.

Sophia looklive: "getting ready for friday night lights is going to look different this summer as players and coaches are practicing social distancing and safety guidelines."

Lee ozmint, head football coach and athletic director arab high school: "my phone has been blowing up, i have kids calling, kids asking when are we staring coach."

Lee ozmint is the athletic director and head football coach for arab high school.

He says the school district plans to start sports practices june 8th.

Lee ozmint, head football coach and athletic director arab high school: "start off in small groups, in groups of ten or less and i'm going to have a coach assigned to each group and we are going to workout in the small groups and do ploy metrics and some speed training."

He expects to get creative when it comes to practice.

Lee ozmint, head football coach and athletic director arab high school: "you know football is a contact sport and in order to maintain social distancing, how do i play football at 6 feet apart from somebody?

Well the answer to that is you tackle a dummy."

Ozmint says summer practices are voluntary.

If a player doesn't feel wellstay home.

And when they are at practice, safety comes first.

Lee ozmint, head football coach and athletic director arab high school: "i'm going to treat these kids like they are mine and i'm not going to put them in harm's way just because of a football game.

But we are going to maintain the protocols, we are going to maintain the social distancing and we're going to take care of them."

In arab - sophia borrelli waay 31 news.

The school says all equipment will be wiped down after it is used.