Some youth-sports allowed to return amid pandemic

NEWS: Governor Steve Sisolak's new directive will allow low or no contact sports to return with safety measures in place.

OF THE CORONAVIRUS.GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK MAKINGTHAT ANNOUNCEMENT LATEYESTERDAY.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT GARY REESEFREEDOM PARK - TO TELL YOU HOWIT WORKS.SEAN?NINA - THE STAR ATHLETES OF THEFUTURE WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACKON THE PITCH - DIAMOND - ORFAIRWAY OF THEIR CHOICE ONCEAGAIN - BUT HTE NEW GUIDELINESDON'T ALLOW EVERYONE TO BEGINCOMPETING AT SPORTS COMPLEXESLIKE THIS JUST YET.ACCORDING TO THE NEW DIRECTIVEFROM GOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK - -LOW AND NO CONTACT SPORTS CANBEGIN COMPETING AGAIN.THESE ARE SPORTS LIKE BASEBALL- SOCCER - SWIMMING - ANDGYMNASTICS.TO COME BACK - - EACH LEAGUE ORTEAM MUST ADOPT A "SPORTSSAFETY PLAN" AND SUBMIT IT TOTHE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OFBUSINESS AND INDUSTRY FORAPPROVAL - - CONTAININGPROCEDURES ON HEALTH SCREENINGS- DISINFECTING - - ANDCOORDINATION WITH LOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS.SOCCER MOMS LIKE KIMBERLEYBROCK SAY THEY'RE READY TOFOLLOW ANY GUIDELINES - - THATLET THEIR KIDS DEVELOP INTO THEATHLETES THEY WERE BORN TO BE.KIMBERLEY BROCK/SOCCER MOM"WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'TKNOW IS THAT THE TEAM HAS BEENTRAINING TOGETHER IN ANO-CONTACT PHASE, SO NOW WITHTHIS NEW DIRECTIVE THEY WILL BEALLOWED TO COMPETE AND THAT'SVERY IMPORTANT FOR SOME OF THEHIGH LEVEL ATHLETES AS WELL ASTHOSE SEEKING COLLEGERECRUITMENT, SO YEAH, ITS A BIGDEAL".SEVERAL MAJOR SPORTS ARE STILLLEFT WAITING ON THE SIDELINESUNTIL THEPANDEMIC EASES UP.PANDEMIC EASES UP.HIGH-CONTACT SPORTS LIKEFOOTBALL - BASKETBALL - ANDLACROSSE ARE NOT ALLOWED - - ASPLAYERS HAVE TO BE TOO CLOSE TOONE ANOTHER FOR TOO LONG TO BECONSIDERED SAFE.WHILE LOW OR NO CONTACT SPORTSARE ALLOWED TO RESUMEOPERATIONS TODAY - - SISOLAKSAYS NO TOURNAMENTS CAN BEGINUNTIL OCTOBER 24TH - - AND ONLYWHEN THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BYTHE STATE.WE HAVE A FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE