Briggs said his plan was developed with safety as the first priority. He knows (having already heard from some) that not everyone will agree with all parts of the plan. He posted his first version less than a week ago, and then posted a second version Tuesday to address some concerns that were raised. His hope was that the plan would be a starting place for discussions to find the best solution for all involved.

Briggs’ plan involves swapping some fall and spring sports, as well as shortening the seasons, and shortening practice times to 90 minutes for all sports.

The fall schedule was made to deal with a couple of potential obstacles in mind–the amount of contact in football as well as having all outdoor sports. The winter schedule was shortened across the board with wrestling being shifted to the spring. Modifications would be needed in the spring for athletes that play football and wrestle or play soccer and volleyball.

Here is one version pic.twitter.com/qFyoSMefPX

— Roxana Shells Athletics (@RoxanaAthletics) July 15, 2020

Here is how the sports would line up under Briggs Plan A (click on graphic in tweet for details):
Fall
*Girls swimming (Practices start August 3, state series start October 12)
*Boys/girls golf (Practices start August 10, state series start October 12)
*Boys/girls tennis (Practices start August 10, state series start October 12)
*Baseball (Practices start August 10, state series start October 12)
*Softball (Practices start August 10, state series start October 12)
*Boys/girls track and field (Practices start August 10, state series start October 12)
*Boys soccer (Practices start August 17, state series start October 12)

Winter
*Boys bowling (Practices start October 19, state series ends by March 6)
*Competitive dance (Practices start October 26, state series ends by March 6)
*Competitive cheerleading (Practices start October 26, state series ends by March 6)
*Girls basketball (Practices start October 26, state series ends by March 6)
*Boys basketball (Practices start November 2, state series ends by March 6)
*Girls gymnastics (Practices start November 2, state series ends by March 6)
*Girls bowling (Practices start November 9, state series ends by March 6)
*Boys swimming (Practices start November 16, state series ends by March 6)
*Boys gymnastics (Practices start February 2, state series ends by March 6)

Spring
*Boys/girls cross country (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Boys/girls lacrosse (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Boys/girls volleyball (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Boys/girls water polo (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Football (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Girls badminton (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Girls soccer (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)
*Wrestling (Practices start March 1, state series ends by June 11)

Here is another one…. pic.twitter.com/fvXErjhcZn

— Roxana Shells Athletics (@RoxanaAthletics) July 14, 2020

Here is how the sports would line up under Briggs Plan B (click on graphic in tweet for details):
Fall (Practices start August 10, season ends October 17)
*Boys/girls golf
*Girls swimming
*Boys soccer (could be played in spring)
*Boys/girls tennis
*Baseball
*Softball
*Boys/girls track and field

Winter (Practices start January 4, season ends February 19)
*Boys/girls basketball
*Boys swimming
*Competitive dance
*Competitive cheerleading
*Boys/girls bowling
*Boys/girls gymnastics

Spring (Multiple dates)
*Boys/girls volleyball (February 22-April 9)
*Wrestling (February 22-April 9)
*Boys/girls cross country (March 1-May 15)
*Boys/girls lacrosse (March 1-May 15)
*Girls badminton (March 1-May 15)
*Boys/girls water polo (March 1-May 15)
*Boys/girls soccer (April 12-June 19)
*Football (April 12-July 2)

Briggs said he has gotten mostly positive feedback on the plan so far, but also understands there will be no perfect plan. For example, the prospect of no in-season tournaments in basketball is unlikely to be popular.

The ultimate feedback will potentially come from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Governor’s office after the IHSA announced Monday it will defer all decisions on Return to Play guidelines to those three entities.

Practices for fall sports are scheduled to start in less than a month.