LISTEN: IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson – “Going it alone… puts our schools in a challenging position”

Posted: September 23, 2020 @ 11:35 am

IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson spoke with Matt Varney about some of the burning questions surrounding Illinois High School Athletics during the era of COVID-19. Why must IHSA ask for control of decision-making back when they are not a government entity? How can basketball players play while being expected to wear a face mask? Is there any hope for fall sports like football, volleyball, and boy's soccer returning this fall? All those and more questions were answered in this interview.

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