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Explain this...
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
When we started PRACTICE 3 weeks ago on Jan 12th the 7-day avg was 3,029 cases.
Today..... The 7-day avg was 1,461 cases
Wow....These INDOOR sports are really driving the numbers up.
@MHSAA
About tomorrow.
How about we come together tomorrow?
@GovWhitmer
@MDHHS_Director
Instead of publically making KIDS do 100's of press and TV interviews talking about their mental health and well being we end this madness TODAY.
As adults.....Let's do the right thing for kids.
Thank you to all the following Superintendents fighting for their kids to play sports -- they LIVE & SEE it every day.
1. Britton-Deerfield
2. Detroit Public Schools
3. Port Huron
4. Novi
5. Mona Shores
6. Rockford
We need Flint, GR, TC & UP
@MDHHS_CME
@MDHHS_Director
@MHSAA
First...It was a major spike coming after Thanksgiving.
Then...It was a major spike is coming after Christmas & New Years.
Now... The "new variant" is going to crush MI when all other states have not altered their strategy.
When is it going to stop! Never unless we demand it.
Badger Nation -- You got one of the best we have ever had at St.Mary's. I promise you one thing-- there is not a finer young man out there.
#character
#accountable
#leader
That is now 43 superintendents and 130,000 students supporting the return to winter sports.
@GovWhitmer
@Hugeshow
@MickMcCabe1
. Leading with COURAGE and not FEAR.
New York now has ALL winter contact sports.
Illinois now has ALL winter contact sports.
All bordering states now have ALL winter sports.
DPS and NOVI Superintendents now fully support the return of ALL winter sports.
Who else and Who is next?
@MASASupts
@MHSAA
@BCAMCoaches
Something is not adding up.
Football teams (40-50 Players) practiced INDOORS 50% of the time the last 3 weeks - many in HS gyms that don't have access to domes.
Volleyball practiced INDOORS 100% of the time.
99% of players tested NEGATIVE.
@MHSAA
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
The courage and conviction that
@Dr_Vitti
had is something I will never forget. He is one of the best leaders I have ever had a chance interact with. Humble, intelligent, compassionate, competitive and courageous enough to lead from the front.
Is it REALLY going to come to this?
1. Kids doing affidavits about how your lockdowns on sports are HURTING their mental health and well-being!
2. Kids doing TV interviews on how they are losing scholarships because 47 other states are playing!
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
Think ahead.
This might be the worst thing
@GovWhitmer
has done.
Make 1000's of kids and media come together for a protest tomorrow.
Make them publically talk about depression, suicide, and mental health.
Now...That is just MEAN.
How about we coming together TODAY?
@MHSAA
Kids you don't get a vaccine because your not a risk.
Kids you can not play sports because you will spread the virus to others.
Kids..Ignore everyone that is going to the casino,bars and restaurants -- they will get the vaccine. Great message.
@bwheaton5908
@MDHHS_Director
Thank you,
@JefferyHaase
New Otsego superintendent joining other LEADERS advocating for winter sports and free sports.
1. Britton-Deerfield
2. Detroit Public
3. Port Huron
4. Novi
5. Mona Shores
6. Rockford
7. New Otsego
@MHSAA
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
@MDHHS_CME
Because they see FIRST hand the mental well-being DECLINE in kids.
25 superintendents with over 100K students now support winter sports.
30K parents and kids have signed a petition to allow winter sports.
20 pastors with over 50K members support winter sports.
@GovWhitmer
Next Excuse...
In the 3 bordering states that are PLAYING winter sports, daily new cases and positive test rates, have significantly DECREASED since Nov. 15.
And......With NO mask.
@FOX17
@MickMcCabe1
@Local4News
@letthemplay_mi
Is it REALLY going to come this.......
A lawsuit where superintendents across the state are signing affidavits stating the mental health and well-being of kids are being harmed because 47 other states are playing winter sports and MI is not.
@FoxNews
@MDHHS_Director
@MDHHS_CME
The 2024-2025 schedule will be historic — St. Mary’s will not only play the best teams in Michigan but in the Country! Time to change the story.
#readytocompete
Guaranteed Next Move.....
It's going to be all about 3 U of M players in the athletic department that tested positive for the "new variant" rather than the 30,000 kids that tested negative.
Fear Not Data.
You want data...
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
Since Dec 1 when these states opened INDOOR CONTACT sports.
Cases Per 100K
OH: 71.1 to 43.8 - no mask and restaurants open
IN: 80.4 to 40.1 no mask and restaurants open
WI: 73.4 to 30.6
MN: 99.9 to 19.8
@MHSAA
The myth of INDOORS and KIDS...
Winter Sports have been practicing INDOORS for 14 days with no issues -- cases have gone down.
Fall Sports (Football) practiced INDOORS (gyms and domes) for the past 4 weeks and 99% of kids tested NEGATIVE.
@GovWhitmer
@MDHHS_Director
@MHSAA
Just A Few Of The Schools At Open Gym Today At Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. It Certainly Was Memorable.
MSU Coach Izzo
Michigan Coach Howard
UCLA
Stanford
Rutgers
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Well folks......
It appears from yesterday's facebook post that
@MASASupts
are the only ones that have a seat at the table with
@MDHHS_Director
-- we hope they listen to the 106 high schools that support playing Winter sports. We can't waste another day.
We are so close
@BCAMCoaches
@MHSAA
don't delay basketball until the Spring --it's just another ploy like football. Time to get tough. They will find another excuse in the Spring.
@letthemplay_mi
Is it REALLY going to come down to a lawsuit where.....
College coaches across the country are publically saying they CAN NOT offer scholarships to Michigan kids because 47 other states are playing and they can evaluate those players.
@MichiganHHS
@GovWhitmer
@MDHHS_Director
Just maybe...
It's why 74 superintendents from EVERY region of the state have publically demanded the return of sports...
They might know kids a little better than those in Lansing that are NOT educators.
Just maybe...
@FOX17
@Local4News
@Hugeshow
@freep
@detnews
I’ve seen more mental health issues in the last 6 months than I have coaching over 9 years...
Taking away another season of sports would be absolutely devastating.
Kids need sports as their outlet. This isn’t about a game anymore. This is about our lives.
Let the kids play 🤙🏼
“Re-engaging incrementally as we did this past summer is really important.” —
@GovWhitmer
We get that, and that’s why we’re still standing 72 days after our 🏀 season was scheduled to start. But Feb. 1 is the end of the road. Enough is enough!
#LetThemPlay
@MichiganHHS
Explain this...
@MDHHS_Director
@GovWhitmer
When we started PRACTICE 3 weeks ago on Jan 12th the 7-day avg was 3,029 cases.
Today..... The 7-day avg was 1,461 cases.
Wow....These INDOOR sports are really driving the numbers up.
@MASASupts
How in the heck do you leave your team for spring break and still be in the tournament? Florida will still be there but playing in the state tournament for many is their last shot. Guess it does not mean enough!
Not a better basketball coach — it does not matter what level. I studied everything they did for years hoping we could get to that level someday.
When “Fife” walked in the gym there was an aura about him, it was different. I guess that is what you call a LEGEND.
'Let Them Play' will host a press conference at 10 AM on Tuesday regarding the postponement of the winter sports season & a potential lawsuit against the state.
Dr Vitti Letter:
-Runs the LARGEST school district in MI with over 50,000 students writes KIDS should be playing all WINTER sports.
Are we ever going to LISTEN to people that truly understand what is going on with KIDS and the OVERALL RISK?
Casinos OVER Kids!
@MickMcCabe1
INBOX:
@Dr_Vitti
has sent
@GovWhitmer
a letter saying he supports her March 1 school reopening goal, but calling into question why teens can’t play basketball & other winter contact sports.
“Meanwhile, more vulnerable elderly individuals can go to casinos or bingo halls.”
Congratulations Lo. You have made St. Mary’s proud! Very impressed with
@DeanOliver20
@BadgerMBB
@CoachGregGard
on how they recruit and their attention to detail is unlike anything I have seen — not a surprise why they are one of the best programs and schools in the country.
Is the new thing in high school basketball
@mhsaa
ADULTS sitting in the front rows heckling and cussing at KIDS. No administrators. No police. Refs do nothing. Nobody does or says a thing. Major issues coming if not dealt with. 4X just this week I have seen it! Not safe!
Anyone that thinks
@kareemrozier3
is not a MAJOR D-1 PG should go watch the EYBL game Meanstreets vs Mokan Elite. 4⭐️ and 5 ⭐️ everywhere and he is controlling the game at both ends. Come on!
Let this sink in for a minute.....Kids are mandated to take a test to play sports....Kids have nearly a 100% survival rate and.......99% are never even hospitalized.
What the heck is going on?
Thank you
@DeanOliver20
and
@CoachGregGard
from the University of Wisconsin for visiting Orchard Lake St.Mary’s. Honestly, one of the best and most professional staffs we have met in the last 20 years.
#professional
Trey McKenney selected to USA Basketball — a very first for Orchard Lake St.Mary’s. Only a handful of players in the past 25 years from Michigan have been selected. It’s a privilege to coach such a great young man on and off the court.
I have had a LARGE number of people reach out and say they would love to help but their UNION is too tied in with Whitmer and they are silenced.
How sad this has become at the expense of kids!