NCAA mulls scrapping of Season 95 remainder
Published Mar 9, 2020 12:00 am
By Waylon Galvez
The remaining schedule of the NCAA Season 95 is facing possible cancellation following the spike in number of individuals infected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) Chairman Peter Cayco said it is up to the Policy Board if it wants to cancel the entire season due to the Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19. (MB File Photo)
In a meeting Monday, the NCAA management committee arrived at the decision not to push through with the resumption of its games on March 16.
NCAA Mancom chairman Peter Cayco said they had consulted concerned agencies, including the health department, before coming up with a decision.
“Due to the declaration of the Department of Health of Red Alert Sub-Level 1, and guidance issued by the Department of Education that concerns gatherings or out of school activities, all NCAA activities are hereby suspended until further notice,” said Cayco.
“The action of the NCAA is for the safety and welfare of the students, the athletes, the fans and the officials,” added Cayco after the MANCOM meeting held Monday at the Aloha Hotel in Manila.
However, he mentioned that the final say whether to resume with the games or totally cancel would come from the Policy Board, which if it happens would be the first time since World War II.
The board is expected to meet next week.
“They’ll discuss the possibility of postponing the games, or cancelling all together all games,” said Cayco.
Also at the meeting are MANCOM members Fr. Vic Calvo of Letran, Paul Supan of JRU, Dax Castellano of St. Benilde, Frank Gusi of Perpetual Help, Melchor Divina of Mapua, Hercules Callanta of Lyceum and Estefanio Boquiron Jr. of Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Unable to attend the meeting were Fr. Glynn Ortega of San Sebastian College and Mari Lacson of San Beda University, but were represented by their respective junior MANCOM officials.
Last week, the league’s Policy Board approved in a unanimous decision the MANCOM proposal to resume the games in the remaining sports of the NCAA on March 16.
The games scheduled to return are high school girls’, women’s and men’s volleyball, football, lawn tennis and soft tennis March 16, track and field on March 16 to 21, the 15-under basketball on April 25 and beach volleyball on April 29.
The league’s Cheer Leading Competition will be held as scheduled on March 30.
But the revelation of the health department of local transmission led to the suspension of the NCAA games again since one of the patients is from San Juan City, where the volleyball games are being held at The Arena.
Last February 13, the NCAA decided to postpone all events in senior’s division after the Commission of Higher Education or CHED issued a directive to “avoid attending, participating in, and organizing events that draw a huge number of attendees” due to the Covid-19.
A week before that, the league has called off games February 6 in the junior’s division or high school following a similar order from the Department of Education (DepEd).
NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) Chairman Peter Cayco said it is up to the Policy Board if it wants to cancel the entire season due to the Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19. (MB File Photo)
In a meeting Monday, the NCAA management committee arrived at the decision not to push through with the resumption of its games on March 16.
NCAA Mancom chairman Peter Cayco said they had consulted concerned agencies, including the health department, before coming up with a decision.
“Due to the declaration of the Department of Health of Red Alert Sub-Level 1, and guidance issued by the Department of Education that concerns gatherings or out of school activities, all NCAA activities are hereby suspended until further notice,” said Cayco.
“The action of the NCAA is for the safety and welfare of the students, the athletes, the fans and the officials,” added Cayco after the MANCOM meeting held Monday at the Aloha Hotel in Manila.
However, he mentioned that the final say whether to resume with the games or totally cancel would come from the Policy Board, which if it happens would be the first time since World War II.
The board is expected to meet next week.
“They’ll discuss the possibility of postponing the games, or cancelling all together all games,” said Cayco.
Also at the meeting are MANCOM members Fr. Vic Calvo of Letran, Paul Supan of JRU, Dax Castellano of St. Benilde, Frank Gusi of Perpetual Help, Melchor Divina of Mapua, Hercules Callanta of Lyceum and Estefanio Boquiron Jr. of Emilio Aguinaldo College.
Unable to attend the meeting were Fr. Glynn Ortega of San Sebastian College and Mari Lacson of San Beda University, but were represented by their respective junior MANCOM officials.
Last week, the league’s Policy Board approved in a unanimous decision the MANCOM proposal to resume the games in the remaining sports of the NCAA on March 16.
The games scheduled to return are high school girls’, women’s and men’s volleyball, football, lawn tennis and soft tennis March 16, track and field on March 16 to 21, the 15-under basketball on April 25 and beach volleyball on April 29.
The league’s Cheer Leading Competition will be held as scheduled on March 30.
But the revelation of the health department of local transmission led to the suspension of the NCAA games again since one of the patients is from San Juan City, where the volleyball games are being held at The Arena.
Last February 13, the NCAA decided to postpone all events in senior’s division after the Commission of Higher Education or CHED issued a directive to “avoid attending, participating in, and organizing events that draw a huge number of attendees” due to the Covid-19.
A week before that, the league has called off games February 6 in the junior’s division or high school following a similar order from the Department of Education (DepEd).