While in-state programs like Ole Miss and Mississippi State have already started bringing student athletes on campus JSU and Alcorn State are almost ready to do the same.
The local SWAC programs are getting everything ready to finally host voluntary workouts for student athletes and there are two important people on their staffs who are helping make that happen.
THEIR RETURNS TO SPORTS.NATSSOON COLLEGE TEAMS WILL BEPRACTICING AGAIN BUT FIRSTVOLUNTARY WORKOUTS AWHAT'S HAPPENING IN A COVID-19SPORTS WORLD.
JACKSON STATE ISTARGETING JULY FOR THEIR RETURN.DOCTOR DEREK SCOTT, THEASSOCIATE AD OF INTERNALOPERATIONS SAYS THE TIGERS AREPUTTING THEIR PROTOCOLS INPLACE.SOT-IN SOME OF THE PRELIMINARIESOF THE THINGS WERE PROPOSINGIS OF COURSE EVERYONE WILL BETESTED ONCE THEY RETURN BACK TOCAMPUS, CHECK THEIR TEMPERATURESAND WE'LL BEDISINFECTING THE AREAS.
ANYTIMEANYBODY SOMEONE USESTHAT AREA WE'LL BE DISINFECTINGTHOSE AREAS THROUGHOUT THEDAY AND ON TOP OF THAT WE GOT APLANE IN PLACE WHERE OUTCUSTODIAL SERVICES WILL BECOMING IN THE EVENINGS ANDALSO DISINFECTING THOSE AREAS.NATS-JALISA HUNTER IS THEHEAD TRAINER AT ALCORN STATE,SHE IS PART OF THE SWAC'S COVID19COMMITTEE AND HIGHLIGHTS THATALCORN STATE IS CONSIDERED AREMOTE LOCATION WHICH HAS IT'SOWN CHALLENGES.SOT-SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ACCESSTO A MEDICAL PROVIDER THAT ISMAYBE 10 OR 15 MINUTES DOWN THEROAD.
OUR CLOSEST HOSPITALTHAT KIND DO A LOT OF ERTREATMENTS ARE 30 MINUTES AWAY.SO A LOT OF THINGS WE NEEDTO ADDRESS AS FAR AS THEISOLATION OF COVID PATIENTSWHO TEST POSITIVE, MAKING SURETHAT WE HAVE A SET PLACEON CAMPUS THAT WILL ADDRESS THENEEDS THERE AND THEN JUST OURRESOURCES.
SO JUST MAKING SURETHAT WE'RE ABLE TO MEET TO THEDEMANDS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVESUPPLIES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTATHLETESAND STAFF IS GOING TO BE KEY.THE TIMELINE AS FAR AS FOOTBALLSEASON STARTING IS COMING SOONSO WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'REGETTING THINGS ADDRESSED AS SOONAS POSSIBLE.ALCORN STATE AND JSU CAN TAKEALLTHE PRECAUTIONS BUT A BIG PLAYERIN ALL OF THIS IS HOW STUDENTATHLETES TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVESSOT-<THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN THEYSAY GREAT WORKS ARE NOTPERFORMED BY STRENGTH ORPERSERVERANCE AND IT'S WHAT YOUDO WHEN COACH IS NOT WATCHING SOWE ARE RELYING ON THOSE KIDS TOBE DISCIPLINE TO DO THE THINGSTHEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WITHTHIS PANDEMIC GOINGON I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT OURSTUDENT ATHLETES AREDOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TODO BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THEGRAVITY OF THE SITUATION WELL MISSISSIPPI STATE CONTINUESTO REEL
Coaches and athletic directors from all around Mississippi came to Jackson to let legislators know why it's so important to change..
