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High School Soccer and Football and other High Contact sports can resume if Counties meet certain COVID-19 case rates

State health officials announced on Friday, February 19 that they're allowing outdoor high-contact sports to continue in counties in the purple tier of its Blueprint for a Safer Economy system. This means that the new guidance for sports such as football, soccer, baseball, cheerleading and other activities can resume with modifications despite being purple tier counties. The state says counties may resume these sports for competition for youth and recreational adult sports if COVID-19 case rates for those counties are at or below 14 per 100,000. As of Friday, February 19 Monterey County was at 24 per 100,000. In addition, weekly testing will be required for football, rugby and water polo participants age 13 and over in counties with a case rate between 7 and 14 per 100,000. Coaches also must be tested weekly. Moderate-contact sports that include baseball, cheerleading and softball can be played in these counties without the testing requirements. Local counties still need to adopt these guidelines and school districts also need to approve them before practices can return on Friday, February 26. The CIF end date for the High School Football season is April 17.

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