The coronavirus pandemic has brought sports to a halt, but stay-at-home orders are starting to wane and a handful of NBA teams are opening practice facilities.
For gamers, the difference between just exercising and playing will be a significant leap, and experts say things shouldn’t be rushed. Since athletes cannot simulate the game or even practice the activity at home, they will need time before resuming competition.
It varies from player to player. But at least it should be three to four weeks. “
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said several times that he believes a training camp would be needed two to three weeks before the season resumes. Many hockey teams have had coaches send home training routines to players, but few if any have been on the ice for months.
Los Said said. Los Angeles Kings defender Drew Doughty. “That will depend on us,” he said. “We are professional athletes. We have to make sure we prepare. It’s not easy, but it is what it is and we have to deal with the situation as best we can.”
As basketball and hockey neared the playoffs, baseball was in spring training when sports closed. It created a particular wrinkle for pitchers, who tend to train methodically towards complete games.
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said he waits for another spring training-like period before games are played.
Tampa Bay catcher Mike Zunino said pitchers were his biggest concern.
“The biggest concern is injuries,” he said. Hopefully a few weeks are enough. I think we’ll have to be smart as the season opens to keep the guys fresh.”
Dr. Mike Reinold, chief medical adviser of the Chicago White Sox, said the challenge for pitchers is how to at least maintain the benefits they received from previous training in spring training.
Reinold said the preparation was complicated because there was no set return date: “They need to know when the peak is reached.”
Pittsburgh Pirates owner Derek Shelton (Derek Shelton) said that assessing the condition of each player after the break will be an important part of getting the game back on track. He said these conversations are even going on.
The owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, David Stearns, said that the second season preseason may not be too long if deemed safe.
