The teams will move around through designated “back of the house” corridors so they don’t interact with the public. The resort’s 125,000-square-foot exposition center will be converted into a practice facility, with courts on which some games also will be played. Each school will have its own secured floor in the resort’s 34-story tower hotels along with meeting and catered dining areas. So far, it’s worked flawlessly.”Įach team will be tested upon arrival. “We will just continue to do what we’ve been doing with our doctors and protocols. “We’re just following the playbook we’ve already established and has been working brilliantly,” Cantone said. Tom Cantone, the senior vice president for sports and entertainment at Mohegan Sun, said what they’ve created is not a full bubble like the NBA and WNBA had in Florida, but a highly controlled environment. The resort teamed with Viacom over the summer to produce televised boxing matches and mixed martial arts events. It also has its own medical staff and facilities to treat and isolate anyone who may be infected. The Mohegan Sun has already developed protocols for coronavirus testing, cleaning and managing sports during the pandemic. “I don’t know if either organization individually could have pulled off what we’re about to do next month.“ “We’ve been able to combine and leverage both our organizations and strengths to create something bigger than what we originally had,” Giles said.
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