The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission announced attendance guidelines Friday for winter high school and middle school sports.
The guidelines are as follows:
• Attendance will be limited to parents, grandparents and household members for all winter sport contests, with the exception of swim, which will adhere to facility guidelines/limitations. Tournament attendance will vary according to facility guidelines;
• If a county/school is designated as remote learning only, no practices or contests may be held during that time period;
• Once a county/school resumes either in person or blended learning, practices and contests may resume;
• Cheerleaders for the home team only will be allowed to attend and will follow the same attendance guidelines as players. It is recommended that cheerleading squads be split and alternate games attended to reduce the number of cheerleaders on the floor for basketball due to limited space;
• Administrator and county board of education (staff and board) C&I cards will be accepted. Coach C&I cards will not be accepted.
Practices for winter sports are scheduled to start on Feb. 15.
First contests for wrestling and girls basketball will be March 3, with boys basketball beginning March 5.
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