Two seasons for California high school sports instead of three

California Interscholastic Federation decides on two seasons instead of three.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BACK TODECEMBER...THEY ALSO CONFIRMEDTHAT THERE WOULD BE ONLYTWO SEASONS VERSUS THREE.POSING AN OBVIOUS ISSUE FORATHLETES WHO TYPICALLYPLAY MORE THAN ONE SPORT.23ABC SPORTS DIRECTOR KARI OSEPCAUGHT UP WITH TWO MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES HERE IN COUNTY TOSEE HOW THEY PLAN TOOVERCOME THOSE CHALLENGES.FROM THREE SEAONS TO TWO MEANSTHAT KERN COUNTY SCHOOLSWILL SEE 12 SPORTS INCOMPETITION FOR THE SPRINGWHILE THE FOUR FALL SPORTS BEGINI JANUARY.MEANING MANY MULTI-SPORTATHLETES WILL HAVE THESTRUGGLE OF JUGGLING DIFFERENTSPORTS FAR MORETHAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL YEAR.GARCES MEMORIAL SENIOR ELIJAHTOPPILA IS USED TO TRAININGFOR THREE-SPORTS AHEAD OF THEHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SEASONWHERE HE COMPETES IN FOOTBALL,SOCCER ANDTRACK AND FIELD.NOW, HE'S NOT ONLY PREPARING FORAN UNCERTAIN STARTTO A SPORTS YEAR WITH FOOTBALLSET TO BEGIN IN JANUARY.

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.HE'SALSO PREPARING TO POSSIBLY MAKEA DECISION IF HE'S UNABLE TOBALANCE ALL THREE IN THISCONDENSED SPORTS YEAR.VERY ANXIOUS AT FIRST BECAUSE IKNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH MYSENIOR YEAR, OR IF THERE'S GOINGTO BEHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT ALL.

BUTI'VE BEEN TAKING THIS TIME TOWORK ON A LOT, ANDJUST READY MYSELF FOR ALLCONDITIONSSOCCER PLAYER FIRST.

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.TOPPILARECOGNIZES THAT TRACK ANDSOCCER WOULD BE THE HARDEST TOBALANCE AS THEY RUN IN THESAME SEASON.

BUT ALSO KNOWS HEHAS TO THINK ABOUT HISFUTURE.WITH COLLEGE COMING UP, I THINKIT'S BEST TO STAND OUT MORE ANDTO THEN BE OKAY IN THREE.

ITHINK IT'SBETTER TO FOCUS ON YOUR BESTSPORT.EVEN THOUGH HE WANTS TO DO HISBEST IN EACH.HELP THE TEAM AS MUCH ASPOSSIBLE ISMY GOAL, AND THEN TRY AND PR ANDEVERYTHING LIKE KNEW MY BESTUP THE 99 .

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.KERN COUNTIES'SMALLER COMMUNITIESFACE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES WITHMULTI-SPORT ATHLETESSCHOOLS IS REALLY SMALL AND WEDON'THAVE ONE HIGH SCHOOL HERE, ANDWE HAVE TO FILL SPORTS TEAMSSMALLER SCHOOL SIZE..

COULD MEANEVEN SMALLER ROSTERSIZES WITH ATHLETES NOT ABLE TOCOMPETE IN ALL OF THEIRSPORTS.DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SMALL,LIKE, I'MJUST GONNA DO A VARSITY LIKE ALLOF OUR CITIES.MCFARLAND SENIOR SHANIA PERRYWHO PLAYS VOLLEYBALL,BASKETBALL AND RUNS TRACK HOPESSHE'LL STILL BE ABLE TOONE LAST TIME.WE DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE GOING TOGO TOCOLLEGE AND PLAY AT THE NEXTLEVEL, ARE PLAYING IN COLLEGE.SO BEING THAT WE'RESENIORS, LIKE OUR LASTOPPORTUNITY OR LESS CHANCE TOSHINE OR TO FEEL THEGREATNESS WE FEEL WHILE PLAYINGTHE SPORTIF BOTH ATHLETES ARE ALLOWED TOCOMPETE IN ALL THREE.

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.THEYKNOW THE STRUGGLES OF BALANCINGTHEIR SCHEDULES.WHILE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICDIRECTOR ANDBOYS BASKETBALL COACH AJ SHEARONBELIEVES THEBIGGEST STRAIN COULD BE ON THEATHLETE'S.WE'RE GONNA ENCOURAGE THOSEKIDS TO CONTINUE TO DO THATWHICH WE WILL.

I'M JUST WORRIEDMOREABOUT THE TOLL THAT COULD TAKEON THE KID WHEN THEY'REBALANCING OBVIOUSLY ACADEMICSIS, AS THE PRIMARY FOCUS, BUTTHEN ALSO MOVING TOTHEIR SPORT THAT THEY MIGHTCONSIDER THEIR PRIMARY SPORT,BUTALSO NOT WANTING TO GIVE UP WHATTHEY MIGHT CONSIDER THEIRSECONDARIESTHERE'S A REASON STUDENTS LIKETOPPILA AND PERRY CHOOSE TO PLAYMORE THAN ONE SPORT TO BEGINWITH.

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.BEING OUT THERE WITH MYTEAMMATESAND WATCHING THEM DO GOOD, GROWTHROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

AGAIN,I'MREALLY EMOTIONAL.THERE NOT LIKE NORMALFRIENDSHIPSTHEY'RE LIKE A BROTHERHOOD, WHENYOU'RE WITH THE TEAM.

I MISS ITFORSURE.BUT YOU CAN SEE .

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JUST HOWHARD IT IS TO ALREADY JUGGLESPORTS.FOR 23ABC SPORTS, I'M KARI OSEP,BACK TO YOU.COMING UP ON 23ABC -OFFICIALS NEED YOUR HELP INFINDING THE PERSON