• Real Sociedad.Return to training

The Higher Sports Council (CSD) is clear about Real Sociedad's intention to return to group training, similar to what several Bundesliga teams have done. The unified command regarding the fight against the coronavirus corresponds to the Ministry of Health, so there is no dispensation that can be granted by any autonomous community or local administration. In this sense, the CSD is clear regarding the restrictions imposed by the Royal Decree of the state of alarm. In its third additional provision, it states that all sports facilities will remain closed and activities suspended.

Given the possibility that exceptional formulas could be proposed for athletes , the CSD admits that they have been raised, but that they must be authorized by Health, according to sources from the agency to this newspaper. In an interview with EL MUNDO, the Secretary of State for sport, Irene Lozano, explained that they had already been proposed for Olympic athletes, but that, for the moment, the circumstances did not exist and, in addition, it was difficult not to enter comparative grievances.

The CSD does not deny having received requests from the organizations involved, such as the League or the AFE , which work on alternative models for when conditions allow. Several coaches have questioned the clubs about the possibilities of training in small groups, apart from individual sessions, with the aim of being in good condition if there is a quick return from the competition.

The German model, in which the teams have returned to group training with some measures that reduce contacts, has alerted the clubs and Spaniards and Europeans, although in each country they are subject to the guidelines of the health authorities . There are concerns that these differences could generate advantages in the event of a return to European competitions in the medium term.

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