It's no secret how much Southern Indiana loves the sport of basketball, and in Floyd County, that's led to 11 basketball courts in it's public parks. Some, like Romeo Langford Court built in 2018 at Kevin Hammersmith Park, include lights, scoreboards, and even a roof. The county takes pride in it's top-of-the-line facilities, but right now, as other courts in the area reopen, Floyd County's sit empty with the rims removed.Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that the state entered phase three of his Back on Track plan Friday, which allows certain public places to reopen--including basketball courts. Floyd County Parks Superintendent Roger Jeffers said the county's basketball courts will remain closed while officials monitor neighboring municipalities, such as Clarksville and Jeffersonville, which have opted to reopen."We had a long discussion with our parks board on that," Jeffers said. "We know the reason that there’s no rims on them now is because they wouldn’t follow the protocol on them before and we don’t think that changes anything that they’ve been cooped up for the last six, seven, eight weeks however long it’s been. We think they’re going to want to play games with their friends, but you’re not going to be able to social distance by doing that."Jeffers said the decision against opening the courts right away, and in time for Memorial Day weekend, was difficult when weighed against how much use the courts get this time of year. With 23 rims that would have to be installed in nine different parks throughout the county, it would take considerable time for the staff to install them all, and possibly remove them again if players did not follow social distancing. Floyd County could revisit the decision on basketball courts in it's next Parks board meeting on June 1, if reopening has gone successfully elsewhere."People think this is going to go away and as we all know it’s not going away anytime soon. It’s just how can we make this as safe as we can," Jeffers said. Some of Floyd County Parks other amenities, such as tennis courts, are open because the those sports have fewer players who are more spread out on the court and therefore better suited for social distancing."We’re going to monitor that as well, and it’s all dependent on how the future goes with this," Jeffers said. "If it stays nice and people follow the rules I think we’ll be okay, but if there’s problems I think everyone’s aware we may have to close stuff back down."