CIAC cancels high risk full contact football for fall season due to COVID-19

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has canceled high risk full contact football for the fall season.
The CIAC wrote in a press release Friday that, "In alignment with DPH recommendations, our board has determined that high risk full contact football is no longer a viable option."
 
The CIAC says it will collaborate with athletic directors, coaches, and medical experts to provide football players with meaningful low to moderate risk fall activities.