Here’s what to know as Arizona Football returns to action Monday
As Arizona Football officially returns to action on Monday, here’s some things to know as the team and players start preparing for the 2020 season.
Arizona Football is finally coming back! After all sports being halted by the Corona Virus back in March, the school will begin having its student athletes coming back in waves, starting on Monday!
As you may recall, we did discuss this a bit already, but the University has a plan in place to safely get the student athletes back on campus and begin preparing them for the planned, upcoming seasons.
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Well, now that day is upon us, here is what to know as they begin taking part in practices! On Monday, our Wildcats will begin being integrated with each other, albeit slowly and in small, controlled group sizes.
As noted by the Arizona Daily Star, Dr. Stephen Paul conducted a Zoom call with head coach Kevin Sumlin and the players, discussing the plan to get everyone back on campus.
For starters, as the players get brought in in waves, on Monday, the first group will train, maintaining the standard six-feet separation, and perhaps even further separation. They will train “outdoors or in open-air environments and wear masks during all activities, including exercise.” These extra security and preventative measures are being mandated by “guidelines from the federal, state, county and Pac-12” according to Caitlin Schmidt of the Arizona Daily Star.
Arizona has also been working with the NCAA as well, to ensure the continued health and safety of their student athletes.
With the first group being about 20 players, they will take part in strength and conditioning, and for the first few weeks, they will also be limited to just conditioning, strength and weightlifting, without sharing spaces or equipment.
Additionally, the school will conduct daily wellness checks as well as provide weekly Covid testing, again ensuring the health and safety of the players!
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While this all sounds rather intensive and challenging, it is nonetheless at least a little positive to see Arizona not only get back to work, but also train in a safe manner to protect their athletes! As always, Bear Down, Arizona!