The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association approved two contingency plans for high school football and girls’ soccer.
The board approved an 8-4 format for the regular season and playoffs if Gov. Bill Lee’s emergency order, which includes a no-contact rule for prep sports, stays in place. In this scenario, high school teams would play eight regular season games and four playoff games. That order is set to expire on August 29th.
Also approved, the girls’ soccer season will begin with games September 7, if the no-contact order stays in place.
The board also voted to approve new safety measures for fall high school sports in their Wednesday afternoon meeting and officials recommended crowd size be reduced to one quarter or one third the normal size, however, ultimately the decision on crowds will be left up to individual schools.