PAT: YEAH, IT’S GOOD NEWS AND
THEN MAYBE NOT SO GOOD NEWS
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SPECTATORS,
PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE
ALLOWED AT SPORTIN EVENTS, THEY
STILL HAVE TO STICK TO THE STATE
GUIDELINES OF NO MORE THAN 25
PEOPLE GATHERING ENDORSE, 250
OUTDOORS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, SAY,
YOU HAVE AN INDOOR SPORT LIKE
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WHICH IS THE
ONLY INDOOR SPORT IN THE FALL.
PROBABLY NO FANS BECAUSE IT IS
ONLY 25.
WHEN YOU TAKE THE TEAMS AND
OFFICIALS INTO ACCOUNT, THAT IS
PRETTY MUCH IT.
SOCCER AND FIELD HOCKEY WILL
PROBABLY GET 100 OR SO FANS.
THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW DOES
FOOTBALL DEAL WITH IT?
THEY WILL HAVE TO DECIDE NOW WHO
TO LET IN AND WHO TO KEEP OUT.
>> IT COMES DOWN TO ESSENTIAL
PERSONNEL DECISION FOR FOOTBALL
GAMES.
FOOTBALL HAS BEEN MY
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND FOR 25
YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT GOES INTO THAT AND
WHO WE NEED AND WHAT’
NECESSARY.
THAT 250 NUMBER IS REALLY TINY
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL AND
HOSTING A TEAM AND SO FORTH.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO WORK
THROUGH ON THAT.
EVEN WITHOUT THE RECOMMENDATION
OR THE NEW UPDATE THAT CAME
TODAY, THERE ARE STILL THINGS TO
WORK OUT.
>> JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A
STATEMENT DOES NOT MEAN THE
DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN.
I CAN SAY EVERYBODY GOING LET’S
GO, BUT WE HAVE TO PUMP THE
BRAKES.
PAT: HEY ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS
IS THAT THE FIRST SPECTATOR
EVENT IS STILL TWO WEEKS FROM
FRIDAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
OPENER, SO THEY HAVE SOME TIME
TO WORK OUT SOME PLANS.
I SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PIAA.
HE TOLD ME THEY HAD ASKED THE
GOVERNOR FOR 25% CAPACITY
INDOORS, 50% CAPACITY AT OUTDOOR
STADIUMS.
THAT GOT NEXT SO THEY DECIDED
SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING
AND THEY WILL GO AHEAD WITH THE
25-250 RULE.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT WILL
BE WORKED OUT WITH HIGH SCHOOL
EVENTS COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS.
