Phase one of Lee County High School Fall sports practices resume Monday

The district says it's still working closely with local health experts to determine if fans will be allowed to attend games in September.

DECISIONS ON REOPENING PLANS...WITHOUT THE THREAT OF FUNDSBEING WITHHELD BY THE STATE.FOR AT LEAST SOME STUDENTSATHLETES, TODAY WILL MARK THERETURN TO SOME SORT OF NORMAL.PRACTICES FOR SOME FALL SPORTSARE SET TO START AT LEE COUNTYHIGH SCHOOLS.JESSICA ALPERN IS LOOKING INTOTHE DETAILS THE DISTRICTSTILL SORTING OUT, FOR WHEN THEFALL SEASON ACTUALLY BEGINS.A BIG QUESTION IS WHAT THE GAMESARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE THISYEAR.FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER YOU’LL SEEFANS ALLOWED OR NOT.TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN --THESE ARE THE PRACTICES SET TORESUME TODAY.THEN A WEEK FROM NOW, HIGH RISKSPORTS INCLUDING FOOTBALL ANDVOLLEYBALL JOIN THAT LIST.BUT WHEN IT COMES TO GAMES INSEPTEMEBER... THERE’S STILL ALOT OF UNKOWNS.FOR NOW WE KNOW THEY’LL BEPLAYED LOCALLY WITHIN THEDISTRICT.AND THEY COULD EXPAND TO PLAYSCHOOLS IN CHARLOTTE ANDCOLLIER.OTHER COUNTY GAMES ARE NOT BEINGCONSIDERED AT THIS TIME.MEANWHILE LOCAL COACHES SAYTHEY’RE KEEPING *SAFETY TOP OFMIND, AS PRACTICES START BACKUP.<If we don’t play, the kids canstill get it.

So, it’s reallyjust about educating them ontheir home life, their school.And the football part is justanother part where we’ve got tocontinue to be safe.