HUGE OPINION ON THE MHSAA AND FALL SPORTS
Huge began the show today talking about the MHSAA and their hard work to save every season of high school...
Huge began the show today talking about the MHSAA and their hard work to save every season of high school...
The following statement is attributable to Mark Uyl, executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, in response to...
Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. Since the MHSAA...
Dear MHSAA Community, MHSAA staff has been working diligently for months with the Governor’s office and health department officials on...
Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. He went through...
Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. Mark joined us...
Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. Mark joined us...
Today, MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl joined us with the latest plan for Fall High School sports in Michigan. Mark...
Since March 12, our world has been anything but normal. These times have tested most everything in life, and as summer...
MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl joined the Huge Show with the latest plan for fall high school sports in Michigan....
Dear MHSAA Community,<\/p>\r\n
MHSAA staff has been working diligently for months with the Governor\u2019s office and health department officials on return to activity plans during the COVID pandemic.\u00a0 On June 30, Governor Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Roadmap and it tasked the MHSAA with creating and publishing the guidance for the reopening of school sports.\u00a0 For the past eight weeks, staff has worked to fulfill this mandate and has published all materials at\u00a0MHSAA.com<\/a>.\u00a0 During this process, the MHSAA has made certain that athletic guidance complies with all Executive Orders of the Governor.<\/p>\r\n Over the past two weeks, our staff has been in regular communication with the Governor\u2019s office seeking further clarification and guidance on issues within the current Executive Orders as well as answers on the use of indoor school gyms and swimming pools in Regions 1-5 and 7.\u00a0 Today, the Representative Council was ready to allow competition in all Regions of the state in\u00a0boys soccer<\/strong>,\u00a0girls swimming & diving<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0volleyball<\/strong>but was not able to do so yet because of these unanswered questions.\u00a0It is our hope that further guidance on these questions will reach the MHSAA within the coming week. \u00a0The MHSAA, the Representative Council and member schools are committed to following all current and future Executive Orders in keeping our athletic programs fully compliant with all orders and by following all safety precautions.<\/p>\r\n Based on these facts, the Representative Council approved the following items today, subject to current and future Executive Orders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n We understand that some school districts may opt-out of fall sports.\u00a0 If your fall teams do not intend to have a fall season, please alert the MHSAA.<\/p>\r\n The MHSAA will continue to keep schools informed with additional and updated information as we have throughout the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\r\n Thank you.<\/p>\r\n Mark Uyl<\/p>","post_title":"MHSAA LETTER UPDATING FALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mhsaa-letter-updating-fall-high-school-sports","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-20 16:27:35","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-20 20:27:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=9739","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9747,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-20 15:45:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-20 19:45:40","post_content":"Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. He went through the new guidelines for all high school sports this fall in Michigan. There's so much new information you need to listen to the audio below with Mark talking to Huge.\r\n\r\nListen Here:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[\/audio]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Huge Show is heard Statewide in Michigan Weekday afternoons 3-6pm.<\/em>\r\n\r\nam 1270 Detroit\r\n\r\n106.1\/1340 Grand Rapids\r\n\r\n99.7\/1450 Holland\r\n\r\n100.9 Midland\/Bay City. Saginaw\r\n\r\n1330 Flint\r\n\r\n106.1\/ 1400 Benton Harbor\/St. Joseph\r\n\r\n96.5 Adrian\r\n\r\n101.1 Gaylord\r\n\r\n1490 Muskegon\r\n\r\n93.7 Cadillac\/Traverse City\r\n\r\n104.7\/1340 Petoskey\r\n\r\n1280 Alma\/ Mount Pleasant\r\n\r\n107.3\/ 920 Houghton\r\n\r\n1660 Kalamazoo\r\n\r\n1050 Ann Arbor\r\n\r\nTo get the podcast and to listen live:\u00a0thehugeshow.net<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nPhoto Courtesy of the MHSAA","post_title":"MHSAA AUDIO: MARK UYL WITH FALL HS SPORTS GUIDELINES","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mhsaa-audio-mark-uyl-with-fall-hs-sports-guidelines","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-20 15:45:40","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-20 19:45:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=9747","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9058,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-19 16:04:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-19 20:04:25","post_content":"Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. Mark joined us to further discuss the news from the MHSAA last Friday regarding the cancellation of high school football for the fall season. He and Huge also discussed the meetings Mark and his team had today regarding the continuation of fall sports. Mark plans to join us tomorrow when they have announced their plan for moving forward.\r\n\r\nListen Here:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[\/audio]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Huge Show is heard Statewide in Michigan Weekday afternoons 3-6pm.<\/em>\r\n\r\nam 1270 Detroit\r\n\r\n106.1\/1340 Grand Rapids\r\n\r\n99.7\/1450 Holland\r\n\r\n100.9 Midland\/Bay City. Saginaw\r\n\r\n1330 Flint\r\n\r\n106.1\/ 1400 Benton Harbor\/St. Joseph\r\n\r\n96.5 Adrian\r\n\r\n101.1 Gaylord\r\n\r\n1490 Muskegon\r\n\r\n93.7 Cadillac\/Traverse City\r\n\r\n104.7\/1340 Petoskey\r\n\r\n1280 Alma\/ Mount Pleasant\r\n\r\n107.3\/ 920 Houghton\r\n\r\n1660 Kalamazoo\r\n\r\n1050 Ann Arbor\r\n\r\nTo get the podcast and to listen live:\u00a0thehugeshow.net<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nPhoto Courtesy of the MHSAA","post_title":"MHSAA AUDIO: FALL SPORTS UPDATE COMING TOMORROW","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mhsaa-fall-sports-update-coming-tomorrow","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-19 16:04:34","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-19 20:04:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=9058","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8330,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-17 15:39:58","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-17 19:39:58","post_content":"Today we were joined by the Executive Director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mark Uyl. Mark joined us to discuss the news from the MHSAA last Friday regarding the cancellation of high school football for the fall season. He also gave insight into how he and his team came to this conclusion, and how they plan to salvage football and some of the other fall sports by moving them to the spring of 2021. Mark and Huge talked about how the lower contact sports are being affected and how they plan to handle the higher contact sports come next spring.\r\n\r\nListen Here:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[\/audio]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Huge Show is heard Statewide in Michigan Weekday afternoons 3-6pm.<\/em>\r\n\r\nam 1270 Detroit\r\n\r\n106.1\/1340 Grand Rapids\r\n\r\n99.7\/1450 Holland\r\n\r\n100.9 Midland\/Bay City. Saginaw\r\n\r\n1330 Flint\r\n\r\n106.1\/ 1400 Benton Harbor\/St. Joseph\r\n\r\n96.5 Adrian\r\n\r\n101.1 Gaylord\r\n\r\n1490 Muskegon\r\n\r\n93.7 Cadillac\/Traverse City\r\n\r\n104.7\/1340 Petoskey\r\n\r\n1280 Alma\/ Mount Pleasant\r\n\r\n107.3\/ 920 Houghton\r\n\r\n1660 Kalamazoo\r\n\r\n1050 Ann Arbor\r\n\r\nTo get the podcast and to listen live:\u00a0thehugeshow.net<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nPhoto Courtesy of the MHSAA","post_title":"HUGE AUDIO: MHSAA EXPLAINS MOVING FOOTBALL TO SPRING 2021","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"huge-audio-mhsaa-explains-moving-football-to-spring-2021","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-17 15:47:37","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-17 19:47:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=8330","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7719,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-12 17:36:01","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-12 21:36:01","post_content":"Today, MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl joined us with the latest plan for Fall High School sports in Michigan. Mark and Huge discussed how\/if news from the Big Ten, neighboring states, and other institutions are affecting the MHSAA plan for action. Mark informed us that they don't plan on making any rash decisions following the cancellation of College Football, but they ultimately plan to have something set in place following their August 20th board meeting.\r\n\r\nFollow the links to hear both hours with Mark Uyl:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-huge-show\/the-huge-show-with-mark-uyl-august-12th-3pm-hour<\/a>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/the-huge-show\/the-huge-show-with-mark-uyl-august-12th-4pm-hour<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Huge Show is heard Statewide in Michigan Weekday afternoons 3-6pm.<\/em>\r\n\r\nam 1270 Detroit\r\n\r\n106.1\/1340 Grand Rapids\r\n\r\n99.7\/1450 Holland\r\n\r\n100.9 Midland\/Bay City. Saginaw\r\n\r\n1330 Flint\r\n\r\n106.1\/ 1400 Benton Harbor\/St. Joseph\r\n\r\n96.5 Adrian\r\n\r\n101.1 Gaylord\r\n\r\n1490 Muskegon\r\n\r\n93.7 Cadillac\/Traverse City\r\n\r\n104.7\/1340 Petoskey\r\n\r\n1280 Alma\/ Mount Pleasant\r\n\r\n107.3\/ 920 Houghton\r\n\r\n1660 Kalamazoo\r\n\r\n1050 Ann Arbor\r\n\r\nTo get the podcast and to listen live:\u00a0thehugeshow.net<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nPhoto Courtesy of the MHSAA","post_title":"HUGE AUDIO: MARK UYL WITH AN MHSAA UPDATE","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"huge-audio-mark-uyl-with-an-mhsaa-update","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-12 17:46:20","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-12 21:46:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=7719","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":6715,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-07 19:09:19","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-07 23:09:19","post_content":"Since March 12, our world has been anything but normal.\u00a0These times have tested most everything in life, and as summer turns toward fall, we find ourselves still with far more questions than answers.\u00a0It has been said that an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.\r\n\r\nLet me start with these abnormal times.\u00a0I\u2019ve had many conversations with administrators over the past month about the start of school and school sports.\u00a0The one constant theme is these are anything but normal times.\u00a0Many of these conversations have moved to the issue of schools starting the academic year virtually while considering whether or not to offer school sports opportunities this fall.\u00a0Let me share the things that have been part of almost all conversations on this topic.\r\n\r\nThe loudest message I hear is kids are going to be playing sports this fall someplace.\u00a0Period.\u00a0If we believe that kids are going to take the fall off if school sports aren\u2019t offered, we haven\u2019t been paying much attention since May. Since that time, athletic activity has taken place in the club, travel, AAU and non-school space nearly every day.\u00a0From first-hand experience, many of these events have implemented ZERO of the safety standards and protocols that businesses and schools have adopted for their plans of return.\u00a0The non-school world generally has plowed ahead this summer with few-to-no rules, regulations, enforcement, oversight and accountability to anyone.\u00a0If kids are going to be playing sports, our member schools are telling us that activity needs to be in the safest environment possible \u2013 which is with professional educators and trained coaches in our school sports world.\r\n\r\nSchools are quick to point out that kids have been conditioning and training with school coaches in school-sponsored workouts most of the summer.\u00a0We believe that the absence of virus outbreaks among our 749 high schools\u2019 summer activities, involving thousands of kids, has been because schools have been following the return-to-activity plans.\u00a0Districts have told us they can continue doing what they\u2019ve been doing safely since June by following all COVID guidance and regulations we have put in place with government\u2019s leadership and partnership.\r\n\r\nSchools starting the year virtually are telling us they will use the lessons learned from the start of sports for when students return to campus later in the fall.\u00a0School administrators have shared this view privately as this has become a highly-charged topic among various groups within our school communities. Sports allow schools to bring students back to campus in small, consistent and defined groups with the same adults working with those students each day.\u00a0In school sports, there is little mixing of students from one sport with those students in another \u2013 making it much easier to monitor, track and trace kids when needed than if all students were in the buildings, hallways and classrooms all day. We hear from administrators that valuable lessons can be learned with athletics in August and September for a successful school start-up with students back on campus in October.\r\n\r\nAll of us share the fundamental belief that we must protect the health and safety of individuals first.\u00a0This doesn\u2019t include only COVID prevention measures, but also the mental health of teenage students and adults as well.\u00a0In districts that are starting the school year online, they see athletics being the one shred of normalcy students, and staff members who choose to coach, will have during the fall.\u00a0It\u2019s a chance to safely interact with peers and get needed physical activity that hasn\u2019t been happening for some kids since March.\u00a0Health and safety has to include all facets of the individual, and more research is being shared each day about how mental health is becoming a critical issue. For many at-risk kids, sports is the one motivating factor to keep them in school and progressing toward graduation.\u00a0Given the challenges of all online education for these at-risk kids, sports and the daily routine they bring perhaps would be more important for this group of students than ever before.\r\n\r\nWith no school sports, the affluent communities and families can navigate online learning during the day and then afford the non-school athletic opportunities that kids and families in less-affluent areas simply cannot.\u00a0In many communities, school sports can provide opportunities and open doors that would not appear if kids become priced-out from participating and competing.\r\n\r\nThe past five months have been the most abnormal in a century.\u00a0School sports being the one pathway back to school for students in our state \u2013 the one norm for this fall \u2013 run by professional educators who put kids first, would be an incredible boost to the physical and mental health of all of us.\u00a0We believe that school sports can be done safely and smartly, and the MHSAA has developed plans that do just that.\u00a0While the optics of sports taking place while waiting for in-person education is not what any of us prefer, we believe we must react to these abnormal times by thinking differently and looking at these unique times through a unique lens.\r\n\r\nTrying to find one normal for our kids in these abnormal school days might just be the best thing we can do.","post_title":"MHSAA: LETTER FROM MARK UYL ON BACK TO SCHOOL","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mhsaa-letter-from-mark-uyl-on-back-to-school","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-07 19:09:19","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-07 23:09:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=6715","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":6295,"post_author":"9","post_date":"2020-08-05 17:36:47","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-05 21:36:47","post_content":"MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl joined the Huge Show with the latest plan for fall high school sports in Michigan. Mark and Huge discussed how\/if the news from the Big 10, neighboring states, and other institutions are affecting the MHSAA plan for action.\r\n\r\nListen here:\r\n\r\n[\/audio]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Huge Show is heard Statewide in Michigan Weekday afternoons 3-6pm.<\/em>\r\n\r\nam 1270 Detroit\r\n\r\n106.1\/1340 Grand Rapids\r\n\r\n99.7\/1450 Holland\r\n\r\n100.9 Midland\/Bay City. Saginaw\r\n\r\n1330 Flint\r\n\r\n106.1\/ 1400 Benton Harbor\/St. Joseph\r\n\r\n96.5 Adrian\r\n\r\n101.1 Gaylord\r\n\r\n1490 Muskegon\r\n\r\n93.7 Cadillac\/Traverse City\r\n\r\n104.7\/1340 Petoskey\r\n\r\n1280 Alma\/ Mount Pleasant\r\n\r\n107.3\/ 920 Houghton\r\n\r\n1660 Kalamazoo\r\n\r\n1050 Ann Arbor\r\n\r\nTo get the podcast and to listen live:\u00a0thehugeshow.net<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nPhoto Courtesy of the MHSAA","post_title":"HUGE AUDIO: MARK UYL WITH A HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS UPDATE","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"huge-audio-mark-uyl-with-a-high-school-sports-update-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-08-05 17:36:47","post_modified_gmt":"2020-08-05 21:36:47","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.michigansportsnetwork.com\/?p=6295","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":3},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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