The CIAC with approval from our Sports Medicine Committee has recommended the use of face coverings in the sport of volleyball to mitigate aerosolization risks of person-to-person spread of infectious droplets. This requirement to wear face coverings was presented to the Connecticut Department of Public Health at a meeting on Friday, September 11. CIAC has received… Continue Reading
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Fall Sports Update – Board of Control Meeting 8-14-20
CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC Board of Control met today to discuss the communication received from the Connecticut Department of Public Health yesterday. Following today’s CIAC Board of Control meeting, the board extended an invitation to DPH to meet in the coming week to discuss its recommendations for interscholastic athletics. CIAC will look to emphasize… Continue Reading
CIAC Fall Sports Plans
CHESHIRE, Conn. – The CIAC has released its plan for a return to interscholastic athletics this fall. A point of emphasis throughout the development of this plan is the fluid nature of planning around COVID. While sports in Connecticut have been successfully running since late June, with COVID health metrics in our state improving along… Continue Reading
2020 Fall Sports Packets, Divisions & Schedules Now Available
CHESHIRE, Conn. The sports packets, tournament divisions, and regular season schedules for all fall 2020 CIAC sports are now available on CIACsports.com. The sports packets and tournament divisions are available on each individual sports page which are listed by season on the sports page. To view a schedule for any school or specific team, or… Continue Reading
Is Silence An Act Of Racism?
Is remaining silent in the face of racial injustice an act of racism? This thought-provoking question was posed at a recent meeting of one of our boards. Whether silence rises to the level of racism is open to debate; but it is, unequivocally and categorically, cowardly and insupportable.
Two Guests Join As CIACcast Returns
CIACcast is back with episode 113. Joe Calafiore from Hartford Athletic talks about the new Team of the Week program, and Glastonbury High School Junior Erin Cabana discusses some of her exciting video projects. The latest edition or past editions of the CIACcast can always be found at this page: http://ciacsports.com/site/?page_id=3171, or you can subscribe to… Continue Reading
2020 Unified Sports Michaels Cup Awards
The Unified Sports Michaels Cup banquet is always one of the highlights of the CAS-CIAC calendars. The recognition event is a celebration of Unified Sports programs, athletes and teammates across Connecticut. Due to COVID-19 the event was not held this year, but there are still deserving honorees to recognize. Below you can see the students… Continue Reading
CIAC Spring Sports Update – 5/5/20
CHESHIRE, Conn. -The CIAC’s consideration for any spring sport experience has always been contingent on the re-opening of schools for in-person instruction. This morning, Governor Lamont ordered the cancellation of in-school classes for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. Therefore, there will not be a 2020 CIAC spring sports season. The CIAC empathizes with… Continue Reading
CAS-CIAC Holding Virtual Scholar-Athlete Banquet
CHESHIRE, Conn. – Three hundred and sixty senior student athletes will be recognized in a CAS-CIAC Virtual Scholar-Athlete Banquet airing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, on Fox61 and GameTimeCT.com, Hearst Connecticut Media’s website dedicated to high school sports coverage. The 30-minute special will honor the Scholar Athletes selected by 183 schools for their achievements… Continue Reading