CSUB reacts to fall sports being postponed by the Big West Conference

CSUB reacts to fall sports being postponed by the Big West Conference

RUN RIGHT INTO THE NEW SCHOOLYEAR AND MAKE A SPLASH IN THEIRNEWCONFERENCE.

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.THE COVID-19PANDEMIC HAS HALTED THOSEPLANS AS THE BIG WEST DETERMINEDON WEDNESDAY TOPUSH ALL SPORTS COMPETITION INTOTHE NEW YEAR.

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MEANINGFALL SPORTS TEAMS AT CSUB MAYNOT SEE ANY COMPETITION DURINGTHIS SCHOOL YEAR.THE BIG WEST'S DECISION TOPOSTPONE FALL SPORTS IMPACTSWOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL, CROSSCOUNTRY, WOMEN'S GOLFAND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER.

ASTHOSE TEAMS WENT FROM EXCITEMENTTO DISAPPOINTMENT.: FROM THE MOMENT I SIGNEDTHAT'S ALL ICOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT ISPLAYING IN THE JERSEY ALREADYKIND OF TEACHINGMYSELF AND THE JERSEY."WE WERE SO CLOSE TO OURSTARTING DATE OF AUGUST 4TH ANDTHEN WE GETTHIS DECISION WHERE WE WON'T BEABLE TO PLAY THIS YEAR SO IT'SFRUSTRATING ANDDISAPPOINTING, ESPECIALLY FOROUR KIDS."AN ALL AROUND HEART-BREAKINGSITUATION FOR COACHES ANDPLAYERS ALIKE AT CSUBAND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE'RUNNERS ATHLETICDIRECTOR DR. KENNETH SIEGFRIED..

THERE'S STILLSOME HOPE THAT THESE TEAMS COULDCOMPETE BEFORE THE ENDOF THE SCHOOL YEAR.THEY STILL LEFT OPEN THEPOSSIBILITY OF HAVING THOSE FALLSPORTS TEAMSCOMPETE IN THE SPRING.

BUT THATDECISION WILL COME AT A LATERTIME.

THEYWILL BE ALLOWED TO IF THECLIMATE ALLOWS IT TO PRACTICECONDITIONAND TRAIN.ZIGGY ALSO SHARES THAT THEY WILLJUST BE WAITING TO HEAR FROMGOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON WHENTHEY CANBEGIN THOSE SESSIONS .

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BUT IFTHE FALL SPORTS SEASONIS COMPLETELY MOVED TO THE NEXTSCHOOL YEAR .

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ATHLETESSHOULD NOT LOSE ELIGIBILITY.I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE NCAAWILL ISSUE WHAT WE CALL ABLANKET WAIVER,THAT WILL ALLOW ALL THOSESTUDENT ATHLETES, THE ABILITY TONOT LOSE A YEAR.FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER COACHSEBASTIAN VECCHIO.

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.HE'SMAKING SURE THAT ANY SENIORS WHOMISS OUT ON THIS SEASON.

..THAT THEY COULD PLAY NEXT YEAR.:WE ARE PROVIDING EVERY SINGLEOPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN FOR THEMTOBE SUCCESSFUL AND MAKE SURE THATTHEY DON'T FEEL LEFT OUT OR LEFTBEHIND.GARCES GRAD AND INCOMINGFRESHMAN SOCCER PLAYERAT CSUB EBUBE EKPEMOGU HASN'TCOMPLETELY LOSTHIS EAGERNESS TO START HISCOLLEGE CAREER.:IF IT WAS JUST A DONE DEAL, THENTHAT WOULD BE LIKE A REALBUMMER.

BUT I KNOWTHAT ONE DAY WE'LL GET BETTER.AND WHEN IT DOES, THEN I'LL BEREADY.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTROLLINGTHE CONTROLLABLES, THERE ISNOTHING WECAN DO ABOUT.

WHEN WE COME BACK,THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US HEYTHIS ISDATA YOU CAN PLAY.

SO THE WAYTHAT WE'RE APPROACHING THIS IWAS TALKING TOONE OF MY SENIORS TODAY AND THEWEATHER APPROACHES, IT'SEXTRA TIME FOR US TO GET READY.HOW DO YOU FEEL MOVING FORWARDAND WHERE IS YOUR LEVEL OFOPTIMISM AT THIS POINT IN THEYEAR?I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE'RE GOINGTO COME OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OFTHIS.AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE PEOPLETHAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AT CSUB.AND EVERYONE WILL BE READY FORTHE RUNNERS TO MAKE THAT RETURNTO SPORTS.SPORTS BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.I'M PRETTY SURE THEY STOPPED THEWARFOR ONCE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'STHE TYPE OF THINGS FOR ITS CANDO, YOU KNOW,EVERYONE LOVES SEEING PEOPLEPLAY, EVERYONE LOVES PLAYING, SOI THINKWHEN SPORTS COME BACK, LIFE WILLBE BACK.AGREED.

FOR 23 ABC SPORTS, I'MKARI OSEP, BACK TO YOU.THE N-B-A HASN'T STEPPED ON THECOURT FOR OFFICIAL PLAY