HOW THEY ARE DOING TONIGHT.
DO NOT CALL THIS STAPLETON
ANYMORE.
NOW AT 10:00.
TONIGHT THE CHALLENGE OF
RETURNING TO SPORTS DURING A
PANDEMIC, HEALTH OFFICIALS
WARNED THE ORGANIZERS OF A
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TO TAKE
CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS, OR
FACE A SHUTDOWN.
DILLON THOMAS IS LIVE TONIGHT
IN WINDSOR.
AND PARENTS AND PARTICIPANTS
ARE PLAYING BY THE RULES?
WE MET KATHY, THE COUNTY SAYS
THEY BETTER STAY THAT WAY OR
THEY WILL HAVE NO OTHER OPTION
THAN TO SHUT DOWN THE
TOURNAMENTS AND THE ACTUAL
BUSINESS THAT IS RIGHT HERE
BEHIND ME IN WINDSOR.
LARIMER COUNTY IS ALREADY ON
THE EDGE OF LOSING THEIR --, AND
SOME WORRY THAT THIS COULD PUSH
THEM OUT OF BOUNDS.
THIS IS OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE
WITH HAVING PLAYERS WEAR MASKS.
I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS.
Reporter: SOME PLAYERS AND
ATHLETES WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD
WHEN LARIMER HEALTH OFFICIALS
RULED THAT EVERYONE MUST WEAR
FACIAL COVERINGS INSIDE PUBLIC
BUILDINGS, INSIDE ON THE COURT.
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY THAT
THIS WAS INSTITUTED.
Reporter: RAN HIS SON'S TEAM
TRAVELED FROM OUT-OF-STATE TO A
HEAPS TOURNAMENT TO POWER 2 PLAY
SPORTS VENUE, WHERE THEY HAVE
BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY AT THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE AND THE LACK OF FAITH
COVERINGS OUT AT THE FACILITY.
WE MET KATIE O'DONNELL WITH THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE
TOURNAMENTS ARE ALLOWED BUT AS
OF SATURDAY, EVERYONE INSIDE
MUST WEAR MASKS.
EVEN DURING PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR
FACES COVERED, MASKS ON.
Reporter: O'DONNELL SAID
THAT MANY CALL TO BLAINE ABOUT
THE ROLE.
IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR OUR
BUSINESSES AND WE UNDERSTAND
THAT.
BUT WHEN THEY GET ESCALATED TO
A STATE LEVEL WE HAVE TO BE OUT
THERE AND REALLY FOLLOWING THE
RULES.
Reporter: LAWSON SUPPORTS
MASK WEARING, JUST NOT FOR
THOSE IN THE GAME.
PLAYER SITTING ON THE BENCH,
COACHES, HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.
THAT IS ALL GOOD.
BUT PLAYERS ON THE COURT IS
LIKE, COME ON, THEY WILL BE
FINE.
I FIND IT RIDICULOUS.
Reporter: NOW TODAY I CALLED
FOR MANAGEMENT HERE AT POWER 2
PLAY, FOR A REQUEST OF COMMENT.
HOWEVER THE MAN ON THE PHONE
SAID, NO COMMENT, AND HUNG UP.
ONLINE THEY HAVE POSTED THAT
THEY ARE MAKING SURE TO FOLLOW
ALL COUNTY GUIDELINES.
THE COUNTY SAYS THAT IT WILL
FOLLOW-UP TO MAKE SURE THE
BUSINESS IS DOING JUST THAT, AS
HEALTH OFFICIALS COULD BE
EXPECTED HERE AS EARLY AS
