Youth Football Contact Practice To Resume In Brandon: County

BRANDON, FL — Youth football leagues can apply to Hillsborough County for permission to resume games and tournaments at county parks, officials said.

To request permission to resume games and contact practices on county-maintained fields, each league can submit a plan to PRK-Fields@HCFLGov.net that must be approved by Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation.

The plans must outline the social distancing, sanitation, scheduling and other measures the leagues will use to assure the safety of players, volunteers and fans.

Safety requirements include temperature checks for all players, spectators, coaches and staff, said officials.

County leaders said they decided to allow the resumption of contact practices, games and tournaments for youth football after extensive consultation with local health officials, emergency managers, Parks & Recreation staff and others.