HS wrestlers in Michigan required to wear masks during matches

[Chet Hanson 3]

The MHSAA announced that wrestlers will be required to wear masks during competition.

https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2020/10/mhsaa-releases-winter-sports-coronavirus-protocols-football-final-sites-decided-soon.html

[MadMardigain 1,241]

Though well intended all I got to say is “Good luck with that one Michigan.”

[HokieHWT 587]

This. Will. Be. Awesome!

[fullnelson 112]

Michigan's governor is a real doozy, sounds like decree made by Cal gov Newsome when he required masks on between bites.

[MPC 14]

I think we have to be honest and realize that the high school season is not sustainable this year. Masks are impractical and really won't be effective since there is no way to avoid close and sustained contact in wrestling. Until a cheap, effective and rapid test system is implemented along with better therapeutics and a vaccine, HS wrestling needs to pause.

[AnklePicker 521]

Illinois put basketball and wrestling on hold aka not gonna happen. We’re screwed this year. 

[Mphillips 623]

On 10/28/2020 at 5:45 PM, AnklePicker said:

Illinois put basketball and wrestling on hold aka not gonna happen. We’re screwed this year. 

 Wrestling April 19 to June 26, 2021

Edited October 30, 2020 by Mphillips

[fullnelson 112]

So when the mask comes/tears off or slides down the face (unmasking), does the referee immediately stop the match. This could get crazy very quickly; if it occurs during a potential scoring sequence does the ref allow the action to be completed, or does he immediately stop it? If the latter, look for intentional unmasking to prevent scoring by the opponent. Don't kid yourself it will happen.

[MadMardigain 1,241]

51 minutes ago, fullnelson said:If the latter, look for intentional unmasking to prevent scoring by the opponent. Don't kid yourself it will happen.

I’m sure Greg Warren is working on a clinic session for this as we speak.  

[Mphillips 623]

59 minutes ago, fullnelson said:

So when the mask comes/tears off or slides down the face (unmasking), does the referee immediately stop the match. This could get crazy very quickly; if it occurs during a potential scoring sequence does the ref allow the action to be completed, or does he immediately stop it? If the latter, look for intentional unmasking to prevent scoring by the opponent. Don't kid yourself it will happen.

Of course it will happen. 

'Hands to the face' will be called very liberally this season.

[HokieHWT 587]

21 hours ago, fullnelson said:

So when the mask comes/tears off or slides down the face (unmasking), does the referee immediately stop the match. This could get crazy very quickly; if it occurs during a potential scoring sequence does the ref allow the action to be completed, or does he immediately stop it? If the latter, look for intentional unmasking to prevent scoring by the opponent. Don't kid yourself it will happen.

There are masks that wrap, securely, around the back of the head specifically for athletics. They aren’t going to be wearing the paper ones that hang around ears.

[nhs67 892]

And how do they expect so many programs that barely scrape by to provide these masks?  Will MHSAA be providing them?

[BadgerMon 173]

Wisconsin is also doing the masks. The masks are considered to be part of the uniform.

Also, no hand shaking before or after match. But touch each other constantly during the match. LOL

Wonder how many matches I'll whistle-stop because the mask slides down to a wrestler's throat while he is getting pinned?

 

To add to that misery,  the refs also wear the masks.

Refs also to raise color of the winning wrestler, no lifting of arms. 

 

If you think I'm being lassizfaire about Covid, I'm not. Wife and I had it, and it was brutal. But I see the masks ( for the wrestlers at least) as a problem.

 

[gimpeltf 1,466]

Pa might be requiring also. A friend said at their club the masks were staying on better than they thought. I guess they are held in by the headgear to an extent. Obviously would have to put on mask under the headgear.

[Plasmodium 1,572]

Workable plan may be to wear a hockey mask and embed the covid mask in that. 

[gimpeltf 1,466]

4 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Workable plan may be to wear a hockey mask and embed the covid mask in that. 

[Plasmodium 1,572]

44 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

Maybe.  Perhaps we could pare it down a bit for comfort.  Something like this

 

[gimpeltf 1,466]

3 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Maybe.  Perhaps we could pare it down a bit for comfort.  Something like this

 

I don't know. I think I heard he was having a friend for dinner.

[GoNotQuietly 861]

I hope someone is studying whether this could possibly prevent any transmission.  Would be a really important scientific finding in worst case scenarios for exposure risk.

[Plasmodium 1,572]

48 minutes ago, gimpeltf said:

I don't know. I think I heard he was having a friend for dinner.

All season?

 

[gimpeltf 1,466]

1 minute ago, Plasmodium said:

All season?

It's would a pretty big single meal

[Lipdrag 30]

On 11/7/2020 at 9:22 PM, Mphillips said:

Of course it will happen. 

'Hands to the face' will be called very liberally this season.

Hands to own face will be a new penalty as they try to pull off their own masks when about to be taken down or pinned.

Of course, facts mean nothing in Michigan with that governor and that football coach.

[klehner 387]

On 1/11/2021 at 10:39 PM, Lipdrag said:

Hands to own face will be a new penalty as they try to pull off their own masks when about to be taken down or pinned.

Of course, facts mean nothing in Michigan with that governor and that football coach.

What you meant to say was "facts mean nothing to the Federalist Society," right?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/masking-science-sars-cov2.html

[fatlaz 11]

Are wrestlers in these states still required to wear masks during the match?  How is it working?  Genuinely curious.  Here in Missouri, we're not wearing masks during the match.

Edited yesterday at 03:23 AM by fatlaz
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