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The IAAM Board of Governors met on Monday, December 14, 2020 to examine the viability of a winter season in 2021. In preparation for the meeting, the Board had asked for feedback from the full membership, outlining their thoughts on winter and spring options. There was overwhelming interest in offering “opportunity” for our winter-season athletes, beginning February 1, 2021. In addition, two other elements were apparent, (1) the IAAM membership did not want a deep overlap with winter and spring sports seasons and (2) the IAAM membership wants to do everything possible to ensure a full spring season beginning March 1, 2021.

The official Start Date for the winter season is February 1, 2021 and will run through March 13, 2021. Please note, due to the closure of Prince Georges Sports and Learning Complex, the IAAM will not be able to offer an Indoor Track and Field season but look forward to a robust spring season of Outdoor Track and Field.

The IAAM will lift the Out of Season practice policy and allow winter workouts beginning Monday, January 19, 2021. This opportunity is strictly for workouts as a school. This would not support early scrimmages or contests.

Our goal remains the same for our winter season, as it was for our fall season; to create and promote opportunities for our student-athletes. That said, we are aware of local jurisdiction constraints and restrictions on athletics and gatherings. Further, we will continue to monitor local jurisdiction plans to possibly extend their current restrictions.

The week of January 11, 2021 will be a pivotal one for the IAAM. During the week of January 11, 2021, the IAAM Board will revisit specifics around a February 1, 2021 Winter Start date, as well as securing logistics information regarding interest in league play versus independent scheduling, all the while, acknowledging the importance of health and safety concerns of our Member Schools.

Please know that the IAAM remains committed to supporting opportunities that strengthen the physical, emotional, and social well-being of our student-athletes.

Just buying time trying to avoid the beatdown they will get when they cancel sports. If you honestly believe they are going to open up sports at the exact time they shut life down a year prior, start using your brain. It's not going to happen. MIAA and IAAM organized sports will not be back until at least Sept 2021. Remember this post.

Think about when sports stopped last year. Do you really think we will have sports this March or April?

Just buying time trying to avoid the beatdown they will get when they cancel sports. If you honestly believe they are going to open up sports at the exact time they shut life down a year prior, start using your brain. It's not going to happen. MIAA and IAAM organized sports will not be back until at least Sept 2021. Remember this post.

MIAA may play but teams in AA County won’t play. County shut it down.

The schools in AA County are screwed this year.

Pittman's edicts expire on January 13th. Let's hope Larry gets the vaccine where it needs to go to make everyone feel 100% safe so our neighbors can open their businesses and our kids can get back to school.

He said that on November 20. Things have changed.

Not for HS and Youth sports.

COVID is settling and we have learned how to live with it. Vaccine is here. Flu season in full swing and we are doing fine- already on the decline. February-March flu will be fine too. Lacrosse, sports, and school will be back to normal this spring. Fans in the stands bc prohibiting them does nothing to help.

Not for HS and Youth sports.

Where exactly do you live? Howard County had games and tournaments all summer and they are planning a season and taking registrations right now in anticipation of numbers dropping. Virginia is playing indoor sports because they know the covid and fatality rate is actually less right now than it was the last few years. Many MD counties are playing indoor sports right now.

Covid or no Covid. Next month or ten years from now, they should continue to have parents wear masks.

Anne Arundel is a beautiful county.
Why are people from AA so salty?

Along with required wearing mussel under mask. Only problem I see, it is hard for the officials to know what to call without the fans input !

The schools in AA County are screwed this year.

Shoot. And THIS was the year Spalding was supposed to turn heads. Now we'll never see it!

Spring Sports will happen . May be a more limited schedule, But Spalding will get to turn a few heads including yours.

Did they get all the transfers they tried to pay? If not they should hope the season is canceled.

The game will be much slower without parents in the stands screaming "WHEELS" every 3 seconds!!

True, but think of all the extra offense without the “get on his hands” reminders

LMAO

who cares, lax is a niche sport, played in limited areas of the country. U6 girls soccer draw bigger crowds

Yet your on this page. Head over to the soccer field fairy.

European soccer yes, not US, Yes US Lacrosse is looking to water the sport down. Its all about avoiding litigation.

litigation can be avoided if players were the same age instead of kids 2 years older playing down

I've never read of a single instance of a liability lawsuit of injury related to ages. Move along.

it will eventually happen, never heard of someone suing because of hot coffee till it happened.