Atlantic University Sport fans will have to wait at least another two weeks to know if the conference will return to play in January or remain on the sidelines.
A six-person committee – created last month to explore possible return-to-play options for the 2020-21 winter semester – has presented its return-to-play proposal to public health and safety officials in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador.
AUS executive director Phil Currie said once a response from the public health authorities has been received, the committee will, in turn, present their recommendations to the AUS board of directors.
The board will make its decision after reviewing the committee’s recommendations.
When it was announced on Oct. 15 that a return-to-play committee had been formed, the hope was that a decision would be made within a month’s time.
“The committee is doing their due diligence and no decision will be made before Nov. 24 as to where we’re going with the winter semester,” Currie said in a phone interview on Tuesday.
“Our objective is to get some sort of competition happening. That’s our goal and if we can get there, it’ll be fantastic. But nothing goes fast.
“I’m still confident we’ll get something done.”
The key areas of discussion for the committee – comprised of four athletic directors and two AUS staff – are health and safety of players and team staff members, financial feasibility and travel concerns.
The winter sports on the AUS calendar are hockey, basketball, volleyball, swimming and curling.
