Big ten statement
The Big Ten Conference announced today, based on the advice and advice of the Big Ten Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, that, until further notice, all institutions will remain within the first two days of the acclimatization period in football (that is, helmets are the only piece of protective equipment that student-athletes are allowed to wear) because we continue to go through precision period. All other fall sports will continue to work locally with team physicians and athletic trainers to adjust practices to the appropriate level of activity, as needed, based on current medical protocols.
Each new phase of activity provides new intelligence and experience and allows us to evaluate the implementation of our Conference and Institutional Medical Protocols in real time. To make the right health and safety decisions for our student-athletes, we believe it is best to continue in the appropriate phase of activity mentioned above, while deepening and sharing information from each campus to making sure we move forward cautiously.
We understand that there are many questions about how this affects separations, such as the ability to move forward with the season. As we have constantly said, we will continue to evaluate daily, relying on our medical experts, to make the best decisions possible for the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes.
