Skaneateles coach Joe Sindoni said Wednesday said he and a few of his peers are trying to put together a 7-on-7 league for area teams this fall. Such activity is permitted by the state’s Department of Health guidelines for recreation as long as they aren’t officially affiliated with schools. Sindoni said he’d like to play the games on school facilities, and that districts are waiting to see how the first week of practice for soccer goes before giving their OK for 7-on-7 use. Sindoni said they could try to play in local parks but regular fields are preferable because they have lights and regulation football markings. Cicero-North Syracuse coach Dave Kline is one of the other coaches involved in trying to get the league rolling and the Northstars' field could be a host site. “I think they (schools) are good because the state’s approved it,” Sindoni said. “If soccer goes another week and there’s no issues, I think the schools will feel better about allowing this.” When it comes to injuries, it’s been a rough start to the NFL season. Within the first two weeks of the season, countless players have been injured, including big names like Saquon Barkley and Michael Thomas. In Denver, the list of injured Broncos has also continued to stack up. If that ramp up is faster than normal, as I think it would almost inevitably have to be with games scheduled three weeks from now, I think the injury rate does go up,” Boublik said. At Riverdale Ridge High School, Head Coach Wayne Voorhees says injury risk has been one of the top concerns behind COVID-19. The team recently continued conditioning drills and weight training and will begin official practice on Thursday. “We definitely weren’t coming in from a full offseason like we have in the past,” Voorhees said. “A lot of it was on kids to work out on their own and whatnot.” Compared to normal preseasons, his team will have two fewer practices that are spread out over about the same amount of time, which he said could either allow his players to recover better or leave them less prepared for the season. he team will also play a league game to begin the season, rather than a scrimmage. For Voorhees and his staff, conditioning will be a big focus, but not the only tactic to try and prevent injuries. Voorhees said he will try to expand his team’s depth, which is limited by the new CHSAA COVID-19 guidelines, and keep kids from playing both offense and defense in a game. According to CHSAA bylaws, athletes must attend nine practices before playing in a game, and for football, there is a schedule for phasing into full contact.