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FHSAA Votes to Allow Start of Fall Sports Season on Aug. 24 The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has voted to begin the start of the fall sports season on Aug. 24. Back on July 23, the FHSAA Board of Directors voted 11-4 to postpone the start of fall sports until Aug. 24. The board had originally voted on Jul. 20 in favor of maintaining the state’s July 27 start date for high school fall sports, including football. During Friday’s meeting, the group voted again, 11-5, to have fall...
Hillsborough Starting School with 1 Week of Online Learning After State Rejects 4-week Plan Students in Hillsborough County will now just start the school year with one week of online learning instead of the originally-planned four weeks. A member of the school board for Hillsborough County Public Schools confirmed to 8 On Your Side Thursday that the state had rejected the district’s plan to start the school year with four weeks of online learning. The district now says it’s moving forward with just one week of online learning. “I have...
Tech Suit Restrictions for 12 & Under Swimmers Goes Into Effect Sept. 1st COACHES/OFFICIALS/CLUBS: Important information re: Tech Suit Restrictions for 12 & Under Swimmers The new rule takes effect September 1, 2020. Please see link below posted on the USA-Swimming website. https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2019/09/12/tech-suit-restriction-for-12-and-under-swimmers There is also a great video on the webpage from Leah Smith re: the new rule.
CCC IMPORTANT NOTICE : Independence Day Celebration Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Dear Carrollwood Country Club Members, I am writing to you concerning Carrollwood Country Club’s already postponed Independence Day Celebration. In mid-May, when we made the decision to postpone to late October, it seemed that the COVID-19 pandemic threat was beginning to flatten and that reported cases were on a downward trend. Unfortunately, in late June and throughout the Summer, the reported daily cases increased dramatically. Due to the continued uncertainty surrounding the Country, the State, and the Greater Tampa...
Hillsborough School Board OKs Remote Learning for First 4 Weeks of School Year School campuses in Hillsborough County will not be reopening on August 24 as originally planned. nstead, all students will start school that day, but the first four weeks will be exclusively online. The vote was made official Wednesday. Now it’s up to parents and the school district to figure out the logistics - and fast. “There will be stresses on this, stresses for families and stresses for child care,” said Superintendent Addison Davis. The school district will...
To all my Carrollwood Family, Though most of you already know, I wanted to formally announce that this Friday is my last day as a coach for CVST. This decision hasn’t come easily by a long shot and I will sincerely miss every single athlete I’ve had the privilege to work with. Unfortunately my commitments to the PT clinic and to CVST are just too much for me to continue both, and to meet the standards I expect of myself in each role. I wouldn’t have ever been able to...
There Will Be A Rain Date If We Cannot Swim Friday Night Well, here we go again. As you all sould be aware, we are hosting the #CVSTvsCOVID Meet 3, this Friday afternoon and evening. What you may not know is the rain chances, which means lightinig in Florida, are increasing daily. So as not to have a situation like last weekend, and since it's the last meet of the CVST Swim Year, we have made arrangements with the Club to use Saturday morning as a Rain Date, if we...
USA Swimming Safe Sport Newsletter - August, 2020 Safe Sport Newsletter Keeping Athletes First Incentive USA Swimming’s Board of Directors is excited to announce a new incentive to help continue Safe Sport Club Recognition's positive trajectory. To read more about this incentive, read the article below. READ MORE Two Amendments Directly Impact Member Club Administration On April 24, 2020 the Board of Directors approved changes to the USA Swimming Corporate Bylaws, two changes directly impact member club administration. To see these changes please click here. To view the meeting minutes...
