Under new guidelines, wrestlers don't have to wear masks
Under new guidelines, wrestlers don't have to wear masks
The Michigan High School Athletics Association has recently released its rules for the winter high school and junior high/middle school athletics that are in accordance with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services interim guidelines for athletics.
Basketball players, ice hockey players, and cheerleaders are required to wear masks at all times but wrestlers aren’t required to do so during the competition, as long as they can provide a negative COVID test, according to outkick.com
Specifically, the rule stated for playing basketball and ice hockey is that “all participants must wear masks at all times. Even if an individual receives a negative rapid or PCR test, a mask must still be worn during competition.”
For competitive cheer, “all participants must wear masks at all times in all competition rounds and practice sessions. Even if an individual receives a negative rapid test, a mask must still be worn during competition.”
When competing for wrestling, the rule stated that “all participants must have a negative rapid antigen test on either the day before (done in conjunction with home weigh-in) or day of a meet or a negative PCR test within 72 hours of competition. All tested wrestlers would be able to compete without wearing a mask during the match.”
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