Bakersfield College AD Reggie Bolton discusses latest guidelines for Renegades return to athletics

Bakersfield College AD Reggie Bolton discusses latest guidelines for Renegades return to athletics

CALIFORNIA HEALTH DEPARTMENTLAID OUT NEWGUIDELINES IMPACTING HIGHEREDUCATION AND ARETURN TO CAMPUS.TODAY, I CAUGHT UP WITHBAKERSFIELD COLLEGE'SNEWEST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR REGGIEBOLTON TO SEE WHAT KIND OFRESTRICTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED FORTHE RENEGADESRETURNING TO A NEW NORMAL FORATHLETICS.IN EARLY JULY THE CCCAA DECIDEDTO MOVE ALL ITS SPORTSSEASONS TO THE SPRING.BOLTON SAID SINCE THE PANDEMICHAS PUT A PAUSE ONSPORTS, THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTHAS HAD TO CHANGESTART DATES FOR ITS TEAMS ATLEAST FIVE TIMES.AND NOW WITH THE STATE'S HEALTHDEPARTMENT'SNEWEST GUIDELINES.

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.B-C ALONGWITH OTHER COLLEGESIN THE STATE COULD BE FACINGFINANCIAL HURDLES TOPROVIDE REQUIRED COVID- 19TESTING WHICH INCLUDE RANDOMTESTS BEFORE ATHLETES RETURN TOPRACTICE AND THEN REQUIREDTESTING BEFORE AND AFTERCOMPETITION.WITH SOME REPORTS AVERAGING THECOSTS OF ONETEST TO BE $100."I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY, YOUKNOW, FUNDS SET ASIDE BY THESTATE THAT WILL HELP US WITHTHAT PROCESSSO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILLHAVE TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGETS ANDSEE IFWE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND TALKTO OUR ADMINISTRATION TO SEE WEHAVEPROVIDED THAT."JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE KERNCOUNTY.

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.B-C IS WAITINGFOR THE OK FROM THE STATE BEFORERETURNINGSTUDENT-ATHLETES TO OUTSIDEACTIVITIES ONCAMPUS.SOMETHING BOLTON HOPES COULD BEWITHIN THE NEXT FEWMONTHS AND SOMETHING HE'LL BERELIEVED TO SEE."I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THATDAY BECAUSE THAT THAT HAS BEENONE OF THE CHALLENGES YOU KNOWWE HAD ADEPARTMENT MEETING TALKING TOCOACHES THIS MORNING AND OURFOOTBALLCOACHES LIKE WE'RE USED TO BEINGON THE FIELD, THIS TIME SO THISIS ALL NEW I'MHOPEFUL AND I'M LOOKING, YOUKNOW, IT LOOKS GOOD.

YOU KNOW IFTHINGSWORKED OUT LIKE I SAID AT THENUMBERS AND EVERYBODY CONTINUESTOPRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCE ANDWEARING MASKS AND OUR NUMBERSSTARTING TO GO DOWN AND WE WILLRETURN BACK TO SOME SEMBLANCE OFA NEW NORMAL."FOR NOW THE RENEGADES SPORTSSCHEDULE IS SETTO START FEBRUARY 5TH WITHFOOTBALL FIRSTCOMPETITION ON THE 13TH.WHILE MANY HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY HAVE HAD TOPUSH THE FALL SPORTS SEASON BACKTO THE SPRING.

.THEFIRST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMEIN THE COUNTRYIS SET TO KICK OFF IN SALT LAKECITY TONIGHT