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Field closures may delay return of youth sports

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Field closures may delay return of youth sports
Field closures may delay return of youth sports
Gov. Ducey approved resumption of youth sports

CHILDREN AND PARENTS CAN GETBACK TO SOME OF THE YOUTHSPORTS THEY LOVE.

GOVERNORDUCEY JUST ALLOWED YOUTHSPORTS PROGRAMS TO RESUMERIGHT AWAY.

BUT AS 9 ON YOURSIDE'S CRAIG SMITH REPORTS, ITWILL STILL BE AWHILE BEFOREKIDS GET BACK ON THE FIELDS.CRAIG: "EVEN THOUGH GOVERNORDUCEY'S SAID IT'S OKAY FOR KIDSTO PLAY BALL, PLAYING FIELDSFOR THE CITY OF TUCSON ANDPIMA COUNTY WILL STILL STAYCLOSED FOR A FEW WEEKS.

" THECITY SAYS MAYOR ROMERO'S ORDERCLOSING CITY FACILITIES WILLHOLD UNTIL JUNE 8TH.

FOR PIMACOUNTY THERE IS ANOTHER REASONUNRELATED TO THE VIRUS.

THISIS THE USUAL TIME TO CLOSEFIELDS FOR RESEEDING ANDMAINTENANCE.

TED SCHMIDT OF FCTUCSON YOUTH SOCCER SAYS HISLEAGUE USES ON- LINE TRAININGTO KEEP PLAYERS ACTIVE WHILETHEY WAIT FOR PRACTICE TOSTART--- PROBABLY IN EARLYJULY.

FOR DISTANCING, HEEXPECTS COMPETITIONS TO BESMALLER AT FIRST, MAYBE FOURPLAYERS PER SIDE.

8: 53 "WE'RETELLING PARENTS RIGHT UPFRONT, NUMBER ONE, IF YOUDON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITHYOUR CHILD COMING OUT ANDPARTICIPATING IN THESE SOCIALDISTANCING AND SAFER METHODSOF PLAY, DON'T HAVE THEMCOMMON THEY WILL NOT BEJEOPARDIZED IN TERMS OF THEIRABILITY TO MAKE A TEAM ORTHEIR PLAYING TIME IF THEYDON'T COME.

" 9:13 RUNS:20CINDY SNOW OF LITTLE LEAGUEREGION 12 EXPECTS PRACTICES TOSTART JUNE 8TH AND GAMES TOBEGIN MAYBE TWO WEEKS LATERWITH PLAYERS AND SPECTATORSSPREAD OUT FOR SOCIALDISTANCING.

BUT IT'S STILL ACHALLENGE WHEN THE ACTIONBRINGS PLAYERS TOGETHER.

2:23I MEAN THAT THAT'S BEEN THEQUESTION AND I, I JUST DON'TKNOW.

YOU KNOW HOW, HOW IT'SGONNA WORK.

THEY'RE TALKINGABOUT YOU KNOW MOVING UMPIRESTO BEHIND THE PITCHER SO YOUDON'T, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE THAT DISTANCE BUT BUTI I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW IT'SGOING TO WORK.

2:47 RUNS: 24BUT SOCCER AND BASEBALLORGANIZERS BOTH SAY THEY DOEXPECT TO GET IN ENOUGH GAMESSO YOUNG PLAYERS WILL FEELLIKE THEY DID HAVE A SEASON.CRAIG SMITH, KGUN9 ON YOURSIDEUNIVERSITY OF AR

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