Tucson-area little league teams prepare for fall season with COVID-19 precautions

Tucson-area little league teams prepare for fall season with COVID-19 precautions

The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled many things, among those, the spring season of 27 Tucson-area little league teams.

IT'S AN UNUSUAL SIGHT FOR THISTIME OF YEAR - A LONE BASEBALLON ONE OF THE MANY BASEBALLFIELDS AT ARTHUR PACK REGIONALPARK DURING THIS TIME, TUCSONLITTLE LEAGUES ARE PLAYING INTOURNAMENTS BECAUSE OF THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC, THAT ISN'TTHE CASE THIS YEAR 4:54-4:59 -"WE DIDN'T HAVE A SPRINGSEASON IN ANY OF THE LEAGUESIN TUCSON." CARL THOMPSON ISTHE ADMINISTRATOR FOR DISTRICT5 - ONE OF TWO LITTLE LEAGUEDISTRICTS IN THE TUCSON AREADESPITE EMPTY FIELDS (NOWTHAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE SOONAS TEAMS, LIKE THE THORNYDALELITTLE LEAGUE - START THERECRUITING PROCESS BACK UP9:08-9:16 - "WHAT WE'RELOOKING FOR, ESPECIALLY IN OURLEAGUES THAT DECIDE TO REOPEN,IS TO GIVE PARENTS AND THEIRKIDS AN OPPORTUNITY." AND THISYEAR - THAT'S COMING WITH(LOTS OF COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS5:44-5:57 - "MAKING SURE THATPLAYERS BRING THEIR OWNEQUIPMENT TO THE GAMES IFPOSSIBLE, MAKING SURE THERE ISNO SHARING OF EQUIPMENT,MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE HANDSANITIZER AS WELL ASDISINFECTANT AVAILABLE."THOMPSON SAYS SPACING OUTPLAYERS IN THE DUGOUT, ANDTAKING BASEBALLS OUT OFROTATION AFTER EACH INNINGWILL ALSO HAS TO HAPPEN NATWHEN IT COMES TO GAMESPECTATORS THOMPSON SAYSTHEIR USUAL SEATS MIGHT ALSOHAVE TO CHANGE 7:59-8:14 - "ITMAY BE IN THE OUTFIELD, BUTMAY BE DOWN THE FOUL LINE.PARTICULAR LEAGUES WILL MAKETHAT DECISION DEPENDING ON HOWFIELDS ARE STRUCTURED ANDSPACED OUT." WITH THE CHANGESIN PLACE, THOMPSON SAYS HEHOPES THE SEASON CAN HAPPEN(SAFELY (LL TAG) THE GOAL ISTO HAVE CHILDREN A PART OF THETHORNYDALE LITTLE LEAGUE ONTHE FIELD, PLAYING, BYSEPTEMBER 12TH.

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