CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - In recognition of the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, the Patriot League Council of Presidents announces the following principles, which will guide the development of a Patriot League Fall 2020 Athletics Plan that makes the health and safety of our communities its highest priority:

· Student-athletes will return to campus at the same time as other students;
· Patriot League competition will begin at the end of September, with the expectation that League play will be completed prior to Thanksgiving;
· Non-League competition will not begin prior to Friday, Sept. 4;
· Patriot League member institutions will confirm that non-League competitors are following comparable health and safety protocols in advance of any contest; and,
· No Patriot League teams will fly to competitions and, with rare exceptions, regular-season competition will exclude overnight travel.

Patriot League Athletics Directors and League staff will develop schedules to meet these criteria, which will be announced at a future date.

The Patriot League is committed to building as robust an academic and athletic experience for our student-athletes as possible this fall. We thank all members of our communities for your commitment to the experience of our student-athletes, the success of our Division I Athletics programs, and the shared principles of the Patriot League.

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