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Both links that you posted support the wearing of masks.
From the first: “Generally, yes, it's safe for most people to exercise while wearing a face mask, Grayson Wickham, a physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist at Movement Vault, tells CNET. ”
It does say that you can tire out easier so you should take this slow and not push yourself as much, but thankfully we’re in the summer session where we’re working technique and basics not running full outs so there’s no reason to not wear a mask. The article actually said to wear a mask but that, “If you do feel lightheaded, dizzy or extremely short of breath, you should sit down and take a break. If the symptoms don't go away relatively soon, you should take your mask off to allow yourself to breathe normally, Wickham says. If you do need to take your mask off, always follow your state's public health rules and try to maintain at least six feet of distance between you and other people.”
I think that’s a simple and reasonable expectation at practice we could all easily do.
In the second article you linked it even explicitly said “You should definitely wear a mask, says Linda Lee, MBA, Chief Science Officer for UV Angel. Asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic carriers of COVID-19—which Dr. Lee says makes up between 20 percent and 36 percent of cases—could spread the disease to others by exercising outdoors without a face covering... ‘A person exercising is breathing heavily, and if they’re infected and asymptomatic, they could be exhaling up to 2 million viral particles,” Dr. Lee says. “Studies have shown this virus could infect someone with as few as a thousand virus particles, further highlighting the importance of social distancing.’”
Both article did say that kids can become more fatigued and shouldn’t be pushed too hard but they also said that kids should wear masks. In fact, every expert opinion on the subject suggests wearing masks. I don’t jnow what articles on Facebook are saying but what experts are saying is that we should all be wearing masks as we return to normal life more and more. Every essential worker has been wearing a mask non stop for hours every day and continues to do so. I think our kids can handle wearing one for a few hours here and there.
Our athletes are not running miles like those kids were doing, it is completely reasonable for kids to wear masks during summer practices which are much less intense.
