Guidelines for playing sports during the coronavirus pandemic were released Friday night by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

The online packet includes 41 pages of NYSPHSAA guidelines and eight pages of supporting letters from the State Education Department. But there are still many unanswered questions about playing sports this fall.

The state has given the go-ahead for low- and moderate-risk sports (soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, golf and field hockey) to begin practice, and later play games, starting Sept. 21. Football and volleyball can begin practice on that date, but those sports are not yet cleared to play games. Only two spectators per player are allowed to attend competitions.

The NYSPHSAA guidelines offer a detailed list of tasks for school officials regarding practices and games, including some of the following: