Coronavirus sports impact - All Spring sports cancelled

The Ivy League women’s and men’s conference tournaments scheduled to start this Saturday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced.

As a result, the league’s regular-season champions – Princeton’s women’s team (26-1) and Yale’s men’s team (23-7) – are automatic qualifiers to the NCAA tournaments.

The NCAA's March Madness tournament is just a week away.

“We understand and share the disappointment with student-athletes, coaches and fans who will not be able to participate in these tournaments,” Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris said. “Regrettably, the information and recommendations presented to us from public health authorities and medical professionals have convinced us that this is the most prudent decision.”
The league will implement “highly-restrictive, in-venue spectator limitations for all other upcoming campus athletics events. The League is also canceling all out-of-season practices and competitions,” effective immediately.

Postseason competition for winter sports will continue, the league said.

Cornell Spring football practice will be cancelled. I just heard that Yale informed all their players Spring practice is cancelled.

Ken711
Cornell Spring football practice will be cancelled. I just heard that Yale informed all their players Spring practice is cancelled.

All out of season practice and events are canceled.

IVY LEAGUE TO CANCEL ALL ATHLETIC EVENTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- With further developments in the outbreak of COVID-19, the Ivy League Presidents are announcing their unanimous decision to cancel all spring athletics practice and competition through the remainder of the academic year.

Individual institutions will decide whether or not winter teams and student-athletes who have qualified for postseason play will participate.

In accordance with the guidance of public health and medical professionals, several Ivy League institutions have announced that students will not return to campus after spring break, and classes will be held virtually during the semester. Given this situation, it is not feasible for practice and competition to continue.

I think I speak for everyone when I say

baseball in the spring is well after classes have ended and they never seemed to be an issue

Well that about puts the finishing touch on all college sports.

The NCAA released the following statement on Thursday afternoon: Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.

[www.ncaa.com]

NCAA Grants Extra Year of Eligibility to Spring Sports Athletes.

Details still being worked out but student-athletes who lost their seasons have a chance to get them back.

The NCAA’s Council Coordination Committee has agreed to grant relief for the use of a season of competition for student-athletes who have participated in spring sports.

Committee will also discuss issues for winter sport student-athletes.

so now all the SR lax guys go play for SU next yr

IIHF championships cancelled as well: [www.iihf.com]

Cornell Spring football practice will be cancelled. I just heard that Yale informed all their players Spring practice is cancelled.

aamor105
Cornell Spring football practice will be cancelled. I just heard that Yale informed all their players Spring practice is cancelled.

In other news, Spring 2020 was canceled.