Pritzker puts Illinois High School basketball on hold

[egib52]

Immunity doesn't last long enough in order to get everyone infected in large enough numbers without completely overwhelming hospitals. Simply put, not enough bandwidth. Gotta wait for the vaccine. I mean its not that far off anyway. My concern is the nutso anti-vaxxers though. A lot of folks who are flat out saying they won't be getting it.

You seem to be confident in this, out of curiosity, are you a Dr? Most of what I have seen has said best case scenario for the vaccine is that it would be 50% effective, so I don't understand how that is a huge help, especially if you don't believe immunity lasts long.

[Da Coach]

I'll add my opinion... we won't know the extent of the effectiveness of vaccines until they complete Phase 3 of testing (late-phase testing in thousands of volunteers plus a control group who got a placebo or some other injection that won't protect them for comparison) and submit their results to the FDA for approval. There are currently 11 vaccines in Phase 3 (and some additional ones from Russia & China that have been approved for use already in those countries), and dozens more in earlier phases of testing-
Here is a pretty good summary- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...e-tracker.html

Pretty much all of the vaccines that have progressed in Phase 3 have shown a good safety profile plus some success in stimulating the body's production of antibodies that should protect against the virus that causes Covid-19. Unfortunately, just showing antibodies is not the same as protecting against disease. The full Phase 3 human trials are needed to show if they actually do protect those who received the vaccine against getting the disease or dying from it. The FDA has already said it expects the vaccines "to prevent disease or decrease its severity in at least 50% of people who are vaccinated". There are early reports that several of the vaccines in Phase 3 are doing much better than that. It's looking more and more like the vaccines may be the only real hope to prevent the virus from persisting, maybe for years, or until the majority of humans are immune ("herd immunity" vs. vaccine).

[KillerB]

Not everyone on board with the IHSA plan
Michael O'Brien @michaelsobrien
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Multiple sources have confirmed that the Southwest Suburban conference will not participate in the IHSA's scheduled November season. That is Homewood-Flossmoor, Bolingbrook, Lockport, Lincoln-Way East, Central and West, Sandburg, Andrew, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Stagg.

[Buesch N Chips]

There are a couple of issues I see. One, how do schools insurance companies feel about a school going ahead with plans to play that go against IDPH suggestions? Also, regarding students, how does a school justify to the students the fact that they were given a directive then directly went against it? That is exactly the opposite of what the school wants the students to do while they are in the building. The schools are going to be deciding if they are going to pander to parents who simply can't come to grips with reality, or do the right thing and take care of their staff/students by following the advice of experts.

[Da Coach]

The Peoria Public school board voted 5-1 tonight to prohibit the district's boys and girls basketball programs from participating in the 2020-21 IHSA season. So in addition to Peoria Notre Dame, now the three public schools (Richwoods, Manual, and Central) will not be playing basketball this year.
Watch for some players to transfer...

[Da Coach]

Peoria Notre Dame senior star Noah Reynolds (class of 2021), who was last season's PJ Star large school Player of the Year and his younger brother Nelson Reynolds (class of 2022) are transferring to Merrillville, Indiana HS. Indiana high schools are cleared to play sports this season, and allow transfer students to be eligible immediately.
https://twitter.com/scottybscout/sta...37307956432897

[LongTimeFan]

I would agree it is the first of many star players that will transfer out of state. Scholarships may depend on exposure of the players. I wonder how hard it is to transfer during the school year.

[Da Coach]

The Reynolds brothers are the first in our area, but there have already been other kids in the state who have announced transfers or who are planning it.

https://jg-tc.com/sports/high-school/basketball/watch-now-bloomingtons-landon-moore-transfers-to-indiana-high-school-brother-griffin-recovers-from-covid/article_548b66f6-abdc-52a8-8de8-f0f531e86a8a.html

https://www.wjol.com/local-basketball-star-heads-to-indiana-for-high-school/

[Da Coach]

It's looking more like the 2020-21 high school basketball season might not happen after all. Recall that the IHSA defied Gov. Pritzker's orders to push winter sports back until spring, and they announced basketball season would start Nov. 30. But after threats from Pritzker, many, though not all Illinois high schools backed out of the winter season.
The IHSA met today and backed down. They decided to put winter sports on hold starting tomorrow (Nov. 20), and take the issue up at their next meeting on Dec. 2. Teams cannot practice, and all conditioning and open gyms are on pause. Only outdoor workouts in groups of 10 or fewer are allowed.
So basketball, along with other winter sports, is now in limbo. Nobody seems to know what to do, or what to expect will happen. With the Covid crisis only getting worse by the day, it seems unlikely that HS basketball will happen in Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11...ol-sports-ihsa