Thread by @daniela127

PSAL athletes have mandated vaccination and are still subject to arbitrary, senseless rules that are hindering their ability to compete, showcase their talent, and be recruited.

@NYCMayor can you please cha he these rules to allow our @NYCSchools
athletes to compete? 🧵

I spoke to @Coachlanese13 last night about the city's restrictions on PSAL. Right now, PSAL can only compete against other PSAL athletes. So our public school athletes cannot participate in state competitions, because athletes from other cities and towns will be there.

The city is hosting multiple state championships throughout this year. Athletes from around the state will be allowed to compete against each other, except if they go to NYC public schools. An elite NYC athlete is losing their chance to compete & to earn a state title.

NYC is also hosting "invitationals," where athletes from anywhere in the world can come, EXCEPT for PSAL athletes.

There is 1 exception: a PSAL athlete can "unaffiliate" from PSAL, pay the competition fee (for PSAL, the school pays), and compete. Aside from the literal "pay to play" issue, this exception underscores the absurdity of the rule. Does paying a fee eliminate covid?

This senseless rule does nothing more than hurt public school athletics and the PSAL program. In a year where our PSAL problem and its athletes is struggling to recover from the disaster of last year, the last thing we need is more bureaucratic red tape. @NYCMayor, fix this.