After gaining approval from the state, the Colorado High School Activities Association has announced they will be modifying the 2020-21 schedule to four separate seasons, with contact sports pushed back from their original date.
You can find the full release below:
The Colorado High School Activities Association has announced its 2020-2021 interscholastic athletics and activities calendar, following months of collaboration with Gov. Jared Polis, the CHSAA Resocialization Task Force, the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the state’s COVID-19 Response team, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the CHSAA Board of Directors and administrative staff.
“The health and safety of our student participants, coaches, officials and essential personnel, including volunteers is a primary concern for the return of interscholastic athletics and activities,” said CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green. “We are very grateful for the state, health and educational leaders for their shared commitment of a return to these highly beneficial education programs when it is deemed safe for all school communities.”
Note that the resumption of all activities and athletics are subject to change based upon any changes to national, state or local guidelines.
The 2020-21 season will be played with a modified sport schedule due to the on-going global pandemic, creating four separate sports seasons during the school year.
Following a phone call with Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday, Blanford-Green and CHSAA received a final response on the plan it submitted to the state’s COVID response team. This includes the clearance for cross country to begin this fall. Previously, boys’ golf, boys’ tennis and softball had been given permission to start.
Due to the restrictive nature of the current state guidelines, and the ability to follow Colorado Department of Education requirements, all contact sports have been moved to a season which will commence later in the calendar, and allow for playoffs and culminating events without creating new conflicts.
“We would like to thank our member schools and our school communities for their patience as we worked through the many challenges to get to where we are today,” Blanford-Green said.
The modified calendar splits sports into four seasons, concluding in late June: A, B, C and D
Dates and plans for non-athletic activities continue to be formulated.
You can find the full calendar listed below from the CHSAA website.
CHSAA 2020-21 Activities Calendar
The resumption of all activities and athletics are subject to change based upon any changes to national, state or local guidelines related to COVID-19. Sport-specific details will be communicated by Thursday.
Season “A”
| Sport | Practice | First Competition | Championship (Tentative) | Max Contests |
| Cross Country | 8/12 | 8/15 | 10/17 | 7 |
| Boys Golf | 8/3 | 8/6 | 10/5 & 10/6 | 198 holes |
| Boys Tennis | 8/10 | 8/13 | 9/25-9/26 | See bulletin |
| Softball | 8/10 | 8/13 | 10/10 | 16 |
Season “B”
| Basketball | 1/4 | 1/7 | 3/6 | 16 (4A/5A); 13 (1A-3A) |
| Ice Hockey | 1/4 | 1/7 | TBD | 13 |
| Skiing | 1/4 | 1/7 | 2/26 | See bulletin |
| Competitive Spirit | 1/4 | 1/7 | TBD | N/A |
| Sideline Spirit | 1/4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Girls Swimming | 1/4 | 1/7 | TBD | 7 + league |
| Wrestling | 1/4 | 1/7 | 3/6 | 7 duals + 7 days |
Season “C”
| Field Hockey | 3/1 | 3/4 | TBD | 10 |
| Football | 2/22 | 3/4 | 5/8 | 7 |
| Gymnastics | 3/1 | 3/4 | TBD | 8 |
| Boys Soccer | 3/1 | 3/4 | TBD | 10 |
| Unified Bowling | 3/1 | 3/4 | TBD | 6 |
| Girls Volleyball | 3/1 | 3/4 | 5/1 | 16 |
Season “D”
| Baseball | 4/26 | 4/29 | 6/26 | 16 (2A-5A); 13 (1A) |
| Girls Golf | 4/26 | 4/29 | TBD | 198 holes |
| Boys Lacrosse | 4/26 | 4/29 | TBD | 10 |
| Girls Lacrosse | 4/26 | 4/29 | 6/23 | 10 |
| Girls Soccer | 4/26 | 4/29 | TBD | 10 |
| Boys Swimming | 4/26 | 4/29 | TBD | 7 + league |
| Girls Tennis | 4/26 | 4/29 | 6/11-12 | See bulletin |
| Track and Field | 4/26 | 4/29 | TBD | 8 |
| Boys Volleyball | 4/26 | 4/29 | 6/19 | 16 |
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