No Ivy League spring game due to COVID-19 concerns

The Ivy League will not have a spring conference season, which means it will not host host league competitions or championships due to the “stringent limitations” that persist on its campuses during the COVID pandemic. 19 underway, the conference announced Thursday.

The Ivy League Council of Presidents has made a decision to continue to adhere to strict restrictions on campus travel, visitors, and assembly policies, and to follow state guidelines governing each campus.

“We know this news will be a disappointment for many in our community,” the university presidents wrote in a joint statement released by the Ivy League. “We regret the many sacrifices that have been required in response to the pandemic, and we appreciate the resilience of our student-athletes, coaches and staff in the face of adversity during this difficult and unusual year.” While we wish nothing better than to deliver a full season of competition, these are the decisions necessary for the Ivy League in the face of the health challenges posed by the ongoing and dangerous pandemic.

“We will continue to monitor the situation as we move forward so that our universities can determine whether Ivy League principles and changing health conditions may allow for limited local competition later this spring.”

Currently enrolled student-athletes may continue to train and train, as long as they are structured in accordance with each school’s procedures, as well as state and local regulations. The Ivy League has maintained its approach which was implemented for all sports in the fall of 2020.

The Ivy League was the first conference to cancel its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments last March and was the first conference to announce that it would not be holding fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In November, the Ivy League became the first conference to announce that it would not be hosting winter sports this season, and at that time, determined spring sports would be postponed to at least the end of the month. from February. He also decided not to catch up with last year’s fall sports competition this spring.