Canada West fall sports have officially been cancelled.
The organization made the announcement on Monday morning, meaning that there will be no competition in football, men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 soccer, women香蕉视频直播檚 rugby 15s and women香蕉视频直播檚 field hockey during the first term of the 2020-21 season.
All of the decisions announced Monday were ratified unanimously through a vote of Canada West香蕉视频直播檚 17 member universities on Friday.
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Key takeaways:
- Decision made by CW's 17 members
- 2nd term competition determined by Oct. 8
- Student-athletes retain eligibility, remain eligible for scholarships
- U SPORTS 1st term champs cancelled
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Additional decisions on whether first term conference championships scheduled for men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 golf, men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 cross country, and men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 swimming will be made by July 15th following further exploration around feasibility.
The decision to cancel first term competition in team sports also impacts men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 hockey, men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 volleyball, along with men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 basketball. The aforementioned sports traditionally span both the first and second terms, but conference play in these sports will commence no sooner than January 2021, with a decision on the matter being made by Oct. 8.
Whether second term competitions (men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 wrestling, men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 track and field, men香蕉视频直播檚 and women香蕉视频直播檚 curling, and women香蕉视频直播檚 rugby 7s) are staged will also be made by the same October 8th deadline.
Canada West香蕉视频直播檚 announcement came on the same day as both Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced their own first term cancellations, which were made independently by each conference香蕉视频直播檚 Board of Directors.
These cancellations and delays impact B.C. student athletes at UFV, UBC, UBCO, TRU, TWU, UVIC and UNBC.
Steve Tuckwood, director of athletics and campus recreation at the University of the Fraser Valley, stated that in order to mitigate impacts to student-athletes in Canada West sports, UFV will honour athletic financial aid commitments made to them for the 2020-21 season.
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It香蕉视频直播檚 with heavy hearts that we relay this news.
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Canada West has announced that no conference competition (regular season, playoffs & championships) will occur for team sports in the fall semester, due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
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