Head coach Michael Gutierrez talks about a revised season

Head coach Michael Gutierrez talks about a revised season

CERTAINLY WANT A 2020 HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON --IF THEY GET ONE -- IT MAY LOOKDIFFERENT THAN IT HAS IN YEARSPAST DUE TO COVID-19.23ABC'S SPORTS REPORTER MATTLIVELY SPOKE WITH HIGHLANDHIGHS HEAD COACH ABOUT PLAYINGWITH A REVISED SEASONFORMAT THAT COULD INCLUDE NOFANS AND LESS GAMES.THERE'S ONE HYPOTHETICAL I WANTTO THROW AT YOU BECAUSE IT'SSOMETHING I'VE HEARD FROM ACOUPLE DIFFERENT COACHES.

AND ITWOULD BE YOU START THE SEASON INLEAGUE PLAY.

SO YOU WOULD SKIPYOUR YOUR NON LEAGUE GAMES, ANDTHEREMIGHT NOT EVEN BE STATE PLAYOFFSIS THAT SOMETHING WHERE YOU'REEXCITED JUST BECAUSE THERE'S AGUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO GETBACKON THE FIELD, OR YOU WOULDREALLY MISS THOSE NON LEAGUEGAMES THAT AREIMPORTANT FOR YOUR GUYS TO GETIN?I THINK IT'S KIND OF THERE'SPROS ANDCONS OF THAT WHOLE SITUATION.

IHAVE HEARD THAT TOO.

I THINK THEECONOMY OBVIOUSLY, YOU'REMISSING GAMES HERE, YOU HAVE AREALLY SHORTER SEASON.

SOYOU KNOW, FIVE OR SIX WEEKS ANDTHEN ALSO JUST NOT BE ABLE TOPLAY THOSEPRESEASON GAMES TO KIND OF YOURWARM UPS AND MAYBE TRY NEWTHINGS TOFILL THINGS OUT TO REALLY GETTOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THINGSROLLING IN SEASON.ON THE FLIP SIDE, I THINK IT CANBE A POSITIVE BECAUSE IF WE AREALLOWED TOSTART WORKING OUT ON JULY 27,WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO THE DAY OFFALL CAMP,THEN WE DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, FIVEEXTRA WEEKS FOR OUR GUYS TO GETREADY.

SO NOW LIKE I MENTIONEDEARLIER, IT'S GONNA GIVE THATTIME TO REALLYCONDITION IN CONDITION OR TO TOBE READY FOR THE GRIND OF EVENIF IT ISFOUR OR FIVE WEEKS.

AND THAT'SALL WE HAVE.

SO I THINKULTIMATELY RIGHTNOW WE JUST HAVE TO BE HAPPYTHAT THERE'S A SEASON BEINGTALKED ABOUT.IT SEEMED LIKE THREE WEEKS AGOTHAT THERE IS A VERY BIG SCARETHAT IT WASGOING TO BE CANCELED.WE'VE SEEN NASCAR COME BACK, NHLANDNBA THEY'RE DISCUSSING COMINGBACK AND THE COMMON TREND ISTHERE WOULD BE NO FANS IN THESTANDS.

THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE ANINEVITABLEPART OF FOOTBALL COMING BACKHERE IN KERN COUNTY IS THATTHERE WOULD BEREALLY LIMITED FANS OR NO FANS.HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THEATMOSPHERE ONA FRIDAY NIGHT?WELL, IT MAKES IT INTERESTING ISJUSTTHE DYNAMIC OF THE GAME IS THATTHERE'S NO MOMENTUM FROM THE FANFANS NONOISE AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN,YOU REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS IN ANDDIAL INA LITTLE MORE COMPARED TO GOINGIN AND JUST BEING HYPED BECAUSEYOUKNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ENERGYON YOUR SIDE.

SO I THINK IT CANMAKE SOMEMATCHUPS VERY INTERESTING.

SOWHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, ASI'VE TOLDA LOT OF PEOPLE IS IF WE'RE ABLETO PLAY A SEASON, WE I'D BEHAPPY WITH THAT.

ANDWE GOT TO SUCCESS, WHATEVER,WHATEVER THEY TELL US TO DO, ANDJUST BE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVETHIS OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THISAMAZING GAME.IF YOU GET THE WORD THAT AFOOTBALL ISCOMING BACK, NOTIFY YOURPLAYERS.

THIS IS WHEN YOU'RESTARTING, HOWEXCITED ARE YOU TO JUST SHARETHAT WITH YOUR GUYS?OH, AND WE WOULD JUST BEECSTATIC.

ITHINK ONE BE ABLE TO BE AROUNDOUR TEAM THAT THAT'S ONE THINGTHAT I'M SUREWHAT THE ONLY COACH SAYS IT IS.I MEAN, YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH OFANIMPACT THESE YOUNG MEN HAVE INOUR LIVES AS MUCH AS A LOT OF USSAY WEWERE OUT THERE TO MAKE BETTERYOUNG MEN TO HAVE AN IMPACT ONOTHERS.

IMEAN, THEY TRULY IMPACT US ANDTHEY'RE LIKE FAMILY TO US.

SOJUST TO BEABLE TO BE BACK AROUND AND WHATWOULD BE GREAT.

HOPEFULLY GETBACKIN ROUTINE.THAT WAS 23ABC'S SPORTS REPORTERMATT LIVELY.WOULD BE GREAT.

HOPEFULLY GETBACK IN ROUTINE.THAT WAS 23ABC'S SPORTS REPORTERMATT LIVELY.THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD FROM THATC-I-F ON ANY OFFICIAL RULINGAS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE SEASONWILL GO ON AS PLANNEDBUT AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OFFALL SPORTS IS EXPECTED ONJUNE 9 AS TO HOW THE SCHOOLSWILL START THEIR SEASONS.

OFCOURSE -- WE WILL UPDATE YOU ONTHAT.WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A FINAL