On February 4th, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Executive Director Mark Uyl posted a memorandum updating the parents, administrators, and even students of the COVID-19 restrictions from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Uyl stated that the MDHHS “...released an updated emergency order that goes into effect on Monday, February 8, which will allow full practices in winter contact sports to begin with competitions to follow.”

Although, there are some COVID restrictions, such as masks and testing. MHSAA also put those into the memo:

• For basketball teams, “schools, teams and individuals must wear a mask at all times, including during active participation (while “in the game”) during all practices and competition. For schools, teams and individuals that are “masked” at all times during practices and games, there is no COVID rapid testing requirement for practice and play.”

• For wrestling participants, “...wrestlers must complete a negative rapid antigen test on the day of all meets with no exceptions. All individuals would also be subject to contact tracing and close contact requirements when positive cases or tests exist. Those tested wrestlers would be able to compete without wearing a mask during the match but masks would be required of all individuals at all other times during meets and practices.”

However, Executive Director Uyl, focusing on basketball, stated: “we are waiting on further guidance and detains from MDHHS relative to testing requirements should teams/individuals...wish to use the testing option.” And also stated that “MDHHS will make rapid tests available at no charge to all wrestling schools along with other schools and sports that wish to test participants.”