Football camps at Tustin, Foothill and Beckman starting up soon, TUSD officials say

Beckman football coach Marcello Giuliano talks to his team after a game last season. (File photo Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone)

Tustin Unified School District officials announced Thursday night the district will transition to phase one of restarting athletics programs, including football on Monday, June 15 for Foothill and Tustin high schools and Monday, June 22 for Beckman.

Athletic camps will be able to begin under a number of guidelines, according to Mark Eliot, director of communications and public information for the district. Players must be in groups of 10 or less within the confines of the camp and must be separated from others groups in the camp.

High school athletics have been shut down since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement of the camps starting is a step toward preparing for the fall athletic season, although no timetable has been set for opening games for football or other sports.

The guideleines include maintaining a social distance of six feet at all times.

In addition, no equipment will be shared and no equipment will be touched by more than one player without cleaning.

Eliot added entry and exit proticols will be established and monitored by coaches so students do not gather and coaches will stagger times to space out student groups.

Coaches will also make sure that athletes stay hydrated with personal water bottles and cups that are never shared, Eliot added. In addition, coaches will check temperatures of athletes upon their arrival to practice and the staff will use non-touch thermometers.

Beckman’s summer camps will include baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheer, cross country, dance, football, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, coed tennis, track and field, boys and girls volleyball, and coed wrestling.

Foothill’s camps will include baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheer, co-ed cross country, dance, football, boys lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, boys tennis, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, and boys and girls wrestling.  Sports not offered in the summer will be boys and girls golf, girls lacrosse, softball, girls tennis and track and field. 

Tustin High’s camps will include baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheer, co-ed cross country, dance, football, boys hip hop, boys and girls soccer, softball, coed tennis, boys and girls volleyball, and boys and girls water polo.

-Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com