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Athletics

Athletic Covid-19 Policies and Procedures

Parents and student athletes,

The Athletic Department wishes to clarify our COVID-19 policies and policies adopted by our Piedmont Triad Athletic Conference. These expectations are in place for all practices and competition with other schools.

As a school, athletic department, team, and conference, we all need to work to support these policies to help ensure that we can continue to participate in athletics.

List of 6 frequently asked questions.

Q: Can Parents attend games, meets, matches?

Per the NCISAA, beginning October 1, 2020:

- Two (2) Guardians, per Senior student-athlete of the competing Host team, are permitted to attend indoor or outdoor games/contests.

- Siblings and extended family are not permitted.

- Senior Parents/Guardians are permitted to exit their vehicles for check-in no more than 15 minutes prior to their child's scheduled event.

- Senior Parents/Guardians Required check-in will include Covid-19 screening form and a temperature screen.

- Check-in procedures will be provided to Senior Parents via email ahead of HOME competition.

- Senior Parents/Guardians are required to wear a mask at all times both indoors and outdoors.

- Senior Parents/Guardians will sit in designated fan sections.

- Senior Parents/Guardians may sit together as a family unit and will socially distance themselves a minimum of 6 feet from other senior parents at the contest.

- Senior Parents/Guardians are expected to depart the contest at its completion to limit social gathering.
Q: Masks for Athletes?

- Masks are to be worn to and from the practice/competition space.
- Masks are to be worn unless engaged in physical activity, both indoors and outdoors.
- When exiting competition, students are permitted to catch their breath, get water, and then are required to mask up.
- All athletes waiting on the sidelines or done with competition must be in a mask.
- No sharing of masks.
Q: Masks for Coaches?

- Coaches are to remain in a mask/face covering at all times.
- If a coach needs to have clear long distance communication across a field, intermittent pulling down of a mask to communicate over longer distances could be permitted as long as the coach is significantly distant from others around them when they are "yelling".
- Coaches who are unmasked create opportunities to engage with unmasked players and refs. This is something that is not permitted to happen.
Q: Social Distancing in Athletics?

- When not in competition we will socially distance 6 feet or more.
- Coaches will provide reminders to athletes and others.
- Attention must be paid to water breaks, time outs, halftimes, post-race, mid match, etc.
- Those not in competition or those waiting will socially distance.
Q: Hand Cleaning?

- The Athletic Department is providing hand sanitizer.
- Please also encourage frequent hand washing.
Q: Student Gear/Bags?

- We ask students to place bags and personal items a minimum of 6 feet apart. Tape and/or markers are provided.
- The fence posts on the outdoor facilities are a great way for students to grasp this (one fence post per player).

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