[Farm93]

I am interested in women's volleyball.  Since few on this board follow this sport, I will ask my question this way. 

During practice will there be a rule to clean/sanitize volleyballs, basketballs, footballs, etc after each scrimmage play or drill?   That doesn't seem feasible and gloves for volleyball and basketball would be cumbersome at best.

As far as spreading an infection, there is essentially no difference between the skin of your hands and the surface of a glove.

I'm not sure that cleaning the ball between plays would do much good, but then it wouldn't do much harm (in terms of slowing things down).  In VB, a different ball is used to start each point. In FB, balls are often swapped between plays.  (That's in games.  I doubt practices involve wiping the balls down much at all.)

In all these sports, the ball is likely to be far less of a problem than the shared air that players breath.  I do hope that FB will require face shields (if for no other reason than to stop spitting as an aggressive & infectious act).  Whether FB gets some sort of sealed helmet with a N95 filter is another question.  It might be useful, but seems problematic.   I think face masks/shields for BB will be very problematic (sweat, fogging, the difficulty if it gets bumped just a bit).  Basketball has a good bit more time with opponents within inches of each other than VB.  In VB, opponents typically are within 6' at the net and within inches during a joust.

While we know that the virus exists in saliva, I'm unaware if it is present in sweat.  If it is, that poses another risk for contact sports FB, basketball, wrestling, etc. but less so for VB.  (In VB, you are exposed to a team mate's sweat, but less so to opponents.)

Frankly, I don't see how most sports can be played (or practiced) without risking the health of the players
EXCEPT if there is pre-game rapid testing (with once a week or so more reliable testing) and maybe even pre-practice rapid testing.

Great summary - 
VB has the net proximity issues for opponents, and the teammates are often close together for blocks and dig attempts.

For most non-revenue college teams in the USA the biggest danger will be the travel as most teams don't get charter flights.

The bus transportation, the airports, the airplanes, the hotels and the restaurants are likely going to be the concern for most schools and coaches.  It is hard to believe that a team travelling in November or December could avoid a national 2nd wave, so with volleyball stretching into December I can imagine they start the season but I doubt they will be lucky enough for the NCAA tournament to be completed.

[Farm93]

I am interested in women's volleyball.  Since few on this board follow this sport, I will ask my question this way. 

During practice will there be a rule to clean/sanitize volleyballs, basketballs, footballs, etc after each scrimmage play or drill?   That doesn't seem feasible and gloves for volleyball and basketball would be cumbersome at best.

As far as spreading an infection, there is essentially no difference between the skin of your hands and the surface of a glove.

I'm not sure that cleaning the ball between plays would do much good, but then it wouldn't do much harm (in terms of slowing things down).  In VB, a different ball is used to start each point. In FB, balls are often swapped between plays.  (That's in games.  I doubt practices involve wiping the balls down much at all.)

In all these sports, the ball is likely to be far less of a problem than the shared air that players breath.  I do hope that FB will require face shields (if for no other reason than to stop spitting as an aggressive & infectious act).  Whether FB gets some sort of sealed helmet with a N95 filter is another question.  It might be useful, but seems problematic.   I think face masks/shields for BB will be very problematic (sweat, fogging, the difficulty if it gets bumped just a bit).  Basketball has a good bit more time with opponents within inches of each other than VB.  In VB, opponents typically are within 6' at the net and within inches during a joust.

While we know that the virus exists in saliva, I'm unaware if it is present in sweat.  If it is, that poses another risk for contact sports FB, basketball, wrestling, etc. but less so for VB.  (In VB, you are exposed to a team mate's sweat, but less so to opponents.)

Frankly, I don't see how most sports can be played (or practiced) without risking the health of the players
EXCEPT if there is pre-game rapid testing (with once a week or so more reliable testing) and maybe even pre-practice rapid testing.

Great summary - 
VB has the net proximity issues for opponents, and the teammates are often close together for blocks and dig attempts.

For most non-revenue college teams in the USA the biggest danger will be the travel as most teams don't get charter flights.

The bus transportation, the airports, the airplanes, the hotels and the restaurants are likely going to be the concern for most schools and coaches.  It is hard to believe that a team travelling in November or December could avoid a national 2nd wave, so with volleyball stretching into December I can imagine they start the season but I doubt they will be lucky enough for the NCAA tournament to be completed.