From the 2021 edition of March Madness, the NCAA had to remove half a dozen of its most experienced officers, four of whom have final four experiences, as one of them tested positive for COVID-19 and the other five contacted tracing. Were impressed by.
A source who worked in college basketball told Sporting News that several officers presented him at his hotels on Sunday evening to be tested and tested for viruses, but were informed that their rooms at the hotel were not ready and were sent to the NCAA Encouraged by staff the use of time before the test would be available to have dinner elsewhere outside the hotel that night.
After one of them returned to test positive, the source said, the other five at dinner were informed that they could either leave for two weeks at the hotel or depart at home. Either way they will be done for the tournament and will not be able to function in NCAA tournament games this season.
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For example, players in the NFL have been subjected to contact tracing, quarantined after a series of negative tests and no choice was given to return to work.
The NCAA usually selects in the neighborhood of 100 game officials, so that it can carry out the event when it spreads across the country. For this year’s tournament, the source said, there were 60 chosen, presumably to reduce the complexity of placing more people inside a “controlled environment” that the NCAA has established in the city of Indianapolis.
This means the NCAA is already to replace 1/10 of its designated official crew, which was done 24 hours after the 68-team bracket was presented to the public.
The NCAA has not yet responded to a request for comment.
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