KCKPS working on plan for multi-sport athletes in the spring

Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools is working on a plan to allow multi-sport student-athletes the opportunity to play in the spring.

CLINTON, FORT SCOTTAND SHERWOOD CASSJUST CANCELED VARSITYFOOTBALL GAMESTOMORROW DUE TOCOVID-19 CONCERNS.MEANWHILE, ONE LOCALSCHOOL DISTRICT ISN'TPLAYING FALL SPORTSUNTIL THIS SPRING.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON FINDS OUT THEOBSTACLES THISPRESENTS.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGIN THE K-C-K SCHOOLDISTRICT - FALL SPORTSCOULD HAVE THEOPTION TO PLAY IN THESPRING - BUT THERE'SSTILL A LOT OF QUESTIONSTHE DISTRICT still needs toanswerTAMMIE ROMSTAD - KCKPSATHLETIC DIRECTOR"As far as what we'll actuallyplay, who we'll play, when itwill actually start, how manygames, we'll get into that aswe get closer to spring."LAST WEEK KCK'S BOARDOF EDUCATION VOTED TOADOPT THE KANSAS STATEHIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIESASSOCIATION'S proposalIT ALLOWS SCHOOLS THATAREN'T PLAYING IN THEFALL - TO MOVE THOSESPORTS TO THE SPRING.ROMSTAD"I think for us, it's trying tofinda piece of normalcy for thosefall athletes, even though it'snot what they've done, it issomething to get themengaged around each other."KCK'S ATHLETIC DIRECTORTAMMIE ROMSTAD TOLD 41ACTION NEWS GATINGCRITERIA WOULD BECREATED AND USED TODETERMINE WHICH LOWAND HIGH RISK SPORTSCOULD BE PLAYED ANDWHEN.ROMSTAD"We're limited now because ofthe number of cases in thecounty per hundred-thousandare really high."NEXT WEEK -CONDITIONING ANDWORKOUTS WILL BEGINFOR ATHLETES WHO HAVECOMPLETED A PHYSICALAND COVID-19QUESTIONAIRE.CAMRON SMITH - HEADFOOTBALL COACH, WASHINGTONHIGH SCHOOL"I definitely think it'ssomethingthey need, it's definitely beenvery taxing on their minds tolook around and see all thegames going on and ofcourse, they're not able tocompete right now."SOME STUDENTS AREMULTI-SPORT ATHLETES.SMITH"My goal as a head coach is tobe very understanding of theathletes and even with theother coaches and make surewe can work together to dowhat's best for the kid."THE DISTRICT IS WORKINGON WAYS TO ENSURESTUDENTS WHO PLAYSEVERAL SPORTS DON'THAVE TO CHOOSEROMSTAD"In this one time, pandemicsituation, I think we all, thestudents and especially ourcoaches need to make thebest of it, we're here for thekids, it's about what the kidswant and need and if we havekids that are competitiveenough and wan