To our Cabrini Community,

I would like to address our policy that no families and/or fans attend home athletic contests during the Spring 2021 season at Cabrini University:

The Presidents' Council of the Atlantic East Conference approved, by a vote of 7-0, that there will be no fans at any competition this spring with the exception of Senior Day games. The Athletic Directors support this stipulation for a number of reasons.

In the early going, our primary focus within Athletics will be to manage intercollegiate competition and the very rigorous protocols to conduct game day successfully and safely for all student-athletes, coaches, officials, and administrative personnel.

Given that the conference covers three states and countless cities, towns, and boroughs—all with different COVID-19 restrictions—the Presidents and Athletic Directors felt that unified and consistent measures were important in upholding the safety of these individuals and the Conference.

The elimination of fan presence also works to uphold a safe environment for families/fans, as identified in coordination with Public Safety. Even socially distanced watching can escalate to group gatherings or tailgating and extensive contact that could potentially create an unsafe environment.  

Therefore, we are asking that family/friends do not come to campus to watch games, helping us limit exposure for all concerned. We also ask that you do not attempt to come to any parking lots to watch any games. This includes our off-campus fields at Archbishop John Carroll High School for Cabrini baseball and Valley Forge Military Academy for Cabrini softball.  

We have every intention to live stream as many home athletic contests as possible throughout the season at CabriniAthletics.com for anyone who wishes to watch competitions in real time. We will continue to monitor conditions, both on campus and in our surrounding community, and let our student-athletes know immediately if this restriction is lifted in any capacity.  

As we continue to manage the changing conditions and mitigation measures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we strive to best serve the coaches, the student-athletes, our campus community, and our extended Cabrini Athletics family.

Respectfully,

Brad Koch
Director of Athletics and Recreation