CIF San Diego Section released the following statement Dec. 14 along with a link to guidelines for sports issued by the California Department of Health and Safety regarding sports programs as the state heads into 2021 under COVID-19 restrictions:

"Earlier tonight we were made aware that the youth sports guidance we were awaiting from the California Department of Health and Safety was released. We understand that the release of the guidance will create a lot of questions. We are asking for your patience as we work with our section governance and leadership to review the impact of this new guidance from the California Department of Health has on the CIF-San Diego Section and our plan for the start of Season 1 sports. Please see below the recent updated guidance from the California Department of Health on “Outdoor and Indoor Youth and Recreational Adult Sports" guidelines: Department of Health Sports Guidelines.

Our section office will provide further guidance in the coming days.

Respectfully,
Joe Heinz
Commissioner