Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,
We wanted to let our community know that the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and North Coast Section (NCS) have released their calendar for the 2020-21 athletic year (links below). As you can see, they have compressed the sports year into two seasons, fall and spring. The "fall" season will begin with boys and girls volleyball and co-ed cross country, starting on Monday, December 14, 2020. The spring season has staggered start dates with the first sport, soccer, starting February 22, 2021.
Due to the postponement of the fall season, Urban's fall athletes are not required to return to school early for tryouts. Additionally, athletic physicals are not required until the first week of the academic year. Please note that we will not be able to offer flag football this year as previously announced.
The CIF and NCS have placed the vast majority of sports in the spring, which creates a challenging situation for Urban and other small schools that rely on multi-sport athletes to field teams, as well as outside venues to host our teams' practices and games. The Bay Counties League (BLC) Athletic Directors will meet this Thursday, July 23, to come up with a solution to address this situation and shed some light on the larger plan for the spring athletics season. We hope to have more information on the spring season and on Urban-sponsored physical activities by the start of the school year.
These dates are subject to change. The Athletic Department will make sure to keep our community abreast of any adjustments to start dates, and we will provide safety and tryout information as the seasons draw near.
Finally, we know that these restrictions are yet another challenge and disappointment for our students. All of us feel this loss of what is an essential part of the school experience for many. We do hope to create some sort of physical activity options for Urban students, though we will need to follow the San Francisco Department of Public and State of California guidelines. There will be more information on this in the coming weeks and months.
CIF 2020-21 Statement and Calendar
Best regards,
Joe Skiffer
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