To all of our NWAL Families and Partners,

First of all, we hope that each and every one of you are faring well during this difficult time. We hope everyone is healthy and remains that way each and every day.

The NWAL Board (consisting of the 7 league officers and each of the 16 division representatives) met via an online meeting on Thursday night to discuss the impact of the virus and the recommendations of the CDC and local, state and federal government. The situation and their recommendations are changing on an almost daily basis which has made it extremely difficult to make any firm decisions or set any definite timelines. They began the meeting by reviewing the facts as we knew them as of Thursday prior to the meeting then allowed each board member to have the opportunity to speak and convey the thoughts and preferences of the teams in their respective divisions. They then had a motion, a 2nd, then a full vote of the board on the following proposal which passed unanimously.

At this time, we will delay the start of the season until May 11th. The CDC has issued a recommendation of no groups larger than 50 persons for 8 weeks. By date this would expire on May 10th. Practices would be allowed to start on May 11th, with 2 weeks of practice prior to the 1st dual meet on May 23rd. We would not have a practice meet on the schedule this season. That first meet would be according to the meet you already have scheduled on that day. The schedule would follow what is already in place through the balance of the season, including invitationals (provided they are still being held).

However, should the CDC or governments extend the recommendation past May 10th or other factors prevent NWAL from starting the season as outlined above, NWAL would then cancel the 2020 summer league season.

What this means:

No in person registrations or any other team gatherings at this time.

No practices until May 11th at the earliest.