The Arkansas Activities Association will implement a dead period for all of its member schools due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Starting Tuesday, coaches will be prohibited from engaging in activities involving student athletes, including practice, training, weightlifting, tryouts, competition or travel. School athletic facilities will also be closed during this period.
Mountain Home Athletic Director Mitch Huskey says the dead period will not change any of the steps taken by the school district.
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The Twin Lakes Soccer Association will be following the Mountain Home School District. The league will have no practices until March 30, and games will not start until April 4.
The Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department has also announced delays for the spring youth baseball and softball leagues. For baseball, team practice will begin March 30, and the season will run from April 27 through May 25. Softball assessments are set for March 29, practice begins April 6, and the season will run from May 11 through mid-June.
In addition, the city’s youth sports activities will be suspended for two weeks, and the L.C. Sammons Youth Center will be closed until March 30. There will also be no indoor or outdoor field or court rentals through March 29.
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