Spring Season Delays from COVID-19
March 24, 2020
After taking some time to carefully sift through all of the verbiage in the governor's executive order yesterday, it is now clear that our spring season cannot legally start until at least April 24th. This amounts to a 3-4 week delay and will require considerable rework of our planned schedules. Still, a meaningful spring season with adjusted dates currently still appears possible even with such a delay.
As you all know by now, all plans are subject to change. We will update you again if more restrictions are put in place or the current restrictions are extended. Otherwise, look for preparations to begin (in the virtual world) around April 2nd. Thank you for hanging in there with us.
It's worth saying again that we hope that all of you and your loved ones are well. If you know of a bowling player in trouble, please reach out. Contact us via email, Facebook, or whatever works for you. Even with physical distance, we still want to remain connected and support our teammates and fellow players.
Scott Guirlinger
Kickball/Bowling League of Hampton Roads
Spring Season Update regarding COVID-19
March 23, 2020
As many others have stated before us, we are in unprecedented times. We hope that all of you and your loved ones are well, in every aspect of the word. If you know of a bowling player in trouble, please reach out. Contact us via email, Facebook, or whatever works for you. Even with physical distance, we still want to remain connected and support our teammates and fellow players.
Regarding our spring season, there are still many more questions than answers. We are sifting through the ever-changing wave of information at same time as all of you. We are also in discussion with other leagues across the country on what to do. Throughout all of this, we are doing our best to make informed decisions. This requires patience and we thank you all for your patience thus far. We will need more of it for sure in the days to come.
At this point, the only official delay we have received is from the City of Virginia Beach, which has closed athletic fields through April 13th. However, we anticipate other cities and private organizations to soon close their fields at least through that date as well. And so we at least anticipate a delayed start to our spring season. That delay could grow to as much as six weeks. In the case of a season delay, we would adjust schedules to still have a meaningful season. When facilities do lift their field closures, KLOHR will be ready to implement necessary measures to ensure player safety and mitigate such risks. We also know everyone understands adjustments will be necessary to allow for social distancing, and are confident everyone will be more than cooperative.
If circumstances prolong beyond that and cause us to lose more weeks of play than we can reasonably recover, the season may be cancelled. We are still many weeks from that decision and have not yet worked out the details of such a scenario. Again, we ask for your continued patience as we process information and adjust course accordingly.
(Regarding Kick-A-Palooza, currently scheduled for May 1-3, we are meeting this week to discuss options. A final decision will be made by March 31st.)
Sunny skies and brighter days are on the horizon, and KLOHR is looking forward to seeing each of you as soon as it is possible. We consider you part of our family, and so we pray you remain safe and well throughout this ordeal.
Scott Guirlinger
Kickball/Bowling League of Hampton Roads
