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Traditional high school football won鈥檛 be played in 海角换妻 this fall. The 海角换妻 Interscholastic Athletic Conference -- the governing body of state high school sports -- said the final decision follows a Department of Public Health recommendation to abandon full-contact, 11-on-11 football during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini said Wednesday the group has exhausted attempts to get football recognized as a 鈥渕oderate risk鈥� sport rather than 鈥渉igh risk.鈥�

鈥淲ith that and the recommendation we have in our state, it gives us now the direction that -- we can鈥檛 play now, but if things are available later to play -- that we鈥檒l consider it at that time,鈥� Lungarini said.

The CIAC is considering alternate football activities like 7-on-7 touch football or some kind of 鈥渓inemen challenge.鈥� Lungarini also said tackle football could happen in the spring, provided it doesn鈥檛 impact other CIAC offerings in that season.

Other fall sports like soccer and field hockey will still go on, beginning in October.

Lungarini was asked by reporters on a media call about a recent GameTimeCT report of a Maloney-Meriden football player testing positive for COVID-19. The infected player is said to have attended last week鈥檚 rally in Hartford to salvage fall football.

鈥淣obody is heading into this with the perception that we鈥檙e not still playing in a COVID environment,鈥� Lungarini responded. 鈥淭here is potential that kids are going to get COVID. There鈥檚 potential that other people are still going to get COVID.鈥�

Still, he remains confident in mitigation techniques for the sports that do go ahead, like coaches screening symptomatic players.