COVID-19's financial impact on prep sports

COVID-19's financial impact on prep sports

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"*19 has impacted nearly every part of the economy... but what about high school athletics?

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"* kaleb gillock ?

"* is learning some athletic departments came out money ahead.... it's the fall season that is in question./// covid?

"*19 has definitely made its impact on high school athletics so far this year and after speaking with an area activities director ?

"* he told me that they might have actually come out money ahead by not having a spring season but it could be a different story if sports don't happen this fall.

Because of the covid, we've lost already three major fundraising events that we have that help support out athletic department.

Lourdes activities director ?

*- steve strickland says other than the cancellation of the spring sports season... covid?

"*19's impact has been felt minimally so far since spring sports are non?

"* revene generating sports.

On the other hand... fall sports are moneymakers.

No sports this fall could be detrimental to the success of athletic programs. its really hard to guess because we don't know wha we could have or what we couldn't have.

This is changing every single day what we talk about today and think could happen now could be different tomorrow.

But yeah you start losing things like boys and girls soccer or football ?

"* they're revenue sports so that helps offset some of our costs.

In rochester ?

"* kaleb gillock ?*- the costs to offset that strickland is referring to includes transportatio n and renting facilities for events.///