Amid pressure to allow more fall sports, the Colorado High School Activities Association board of directors met Tuesday evening to discuss an adjustment of the previously approved 2020-21 sports calendar, which moved most fall sports to the spring, including football.

According to a release sent by assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann Wednesday morning, the board voted unanimously to keep things as is.

“We understand that our school communities would like to return to all levels of normalcy,” said Troy Baker, the president of CHSAA’s Board of Directors, and who is the athletic director at Buena Vista High School.

Statement from the Board of Directors about the 2020-21 activities calendar: https://t.co/rM3im3UFRT #copreps

— CHSAA (@CHSAA) September 9, 2020

“We listened to all parties and the voices of our membership resonated strongly to support the plan as approved in August. The plan aligns with the CHSAA mission. All students have an opportunity to play a season during the 2020-21 school year.”

The announcement comes two days after CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green announced the association is open to reconsidering the calendar and planned to meet with Gov. Jared Polis and his coronavirus response team sometime this week.

Tuesday afternoon, Polis also announced he is willing to work with CHSAA on a restructured fall season.

“Our administration was looking forward to allowing more student-athletes to begin their season this Fall, but if the CHSAA board unanimously agrees that they should delay their season until the Spring in an effort to ensure that they are better prepared to protect the safety of student-athletes then our administration fully respects that decision,” Polis said in a statement Wednesday.

“The important thing is that every CHSAA sanctioned athletic team sport will occur this school year giving kids the opportunity to learn important skills by participating in team sports.”

It is not clear if the organizations met before the board voted Tuesday.

“I have said from the beginning that it will take all of us — people at home, local communities, governments, businesses, and organizations working together to crush the spread of this virus,” Polis said.

According to the release the board noted that the “safety, physical and emotional well-being of Colorado student’s participants must be at the forefront of every decision.”

And added there would be Title IX and gender representation “issues” around reconsideration of the current sports calendar, and the diverse landscape of educational models throughout the state “must not be undermined.”

“The Board remains committed to being responsive to our community members and appreciate their feedback, outreach, and input throughout this process. CHSAA will continue to meet regularly with the Governor’s staff, COVID-19 Response Team, and educational and health officials to implement the 2020-21 Activities Calendar,” the announcement states.

Last week Michigan reversed its August decision to move football to the spring, allowing student atheltes to take the field for practice on Sept. 8.

A small protest was held in Pueblo on Tuesday as athletes gathered in front of the Pueblo County Courthouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider the athletic calendar, and other protests have been scheduled across the state for Friday.