The MPSSAA will announce this week or early next week the new plans for moving forward. Now on the table is a new two semester plan for sports - that means games can be played in the 1st semester. The plan is waiting for approval from the MSDE (State Dept. of Ed). The current plan is only for games the second semester (starting Feb 1).
I am going to post the current plan that is in place below.
Garrett County public schools begin practicing Sept 14 (Monday). They are also permitted to scrimmage - but no official games played. If any Maryland county wishes to implement the same plan it is already approved by the MPSSAA and the MSDE and teams can start practicing and conditioning this coming Monday. But I don't see Allegany County being forward enough to implement such thinking. If the plan was put into effect...Alco, FH and Moutain Ridge could begin practice with any sport and start scrimmaging each other in addition to Northern and Southern.
Here is the current MPSSAA plan for all sports. Football would start practice March 15 with 5 games being played between April 5 and May 8.
SEASON 1 - Sport Season Winter
February 1 - February 21, 2021 - Sport Season Practice and Reconditioning.
February 22 - March 27, 2021 - Sport Competition Season.
5 - weeks of interscholastic athletic competition available.
SEASON 2 - Sport Season Fall
March 15 - April 4, 2021 - Sport Season Practice and Reconditioning.
April 5 - May 8, 2021 - Sport Competition Season.
5 - weeks of interscholastic athletic competition available.
SEASON 3 - Sport Season Spring
April 26 - May 16, 2021 - Sport Season Practice and Reconditioning.
May 17 - June 19, 2021 - Sport Competition Season.
5 - weeks of interscholastic athletic competition available.