SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETICS HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN SUMMARY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COATESVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETICS HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN SUMMARY

BACKGROUND INFORMATION - TIMELINE 5/21/2020: PIAA RELEASES 6/5/2020: PIAA NFHS/SMAC RELEASES CARIFIYING 4/9/2020: PIAA GUIDANCE ON MEMO OF NO OFFICIALLY CANCELS OPENING UP HS ACTIVITIES AND PIAA SPRING SEASON ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES WORKING WITH PDE 4/20/2020: FAQ’S 6/3/2020: PDE RELEASED BY PIAA RELEASES (NO RULE CHANGES PRELIMINARY DUE TO PANDEMIC) GUIDANCE FOR PHASED REOPENING OF PREK-12 SCHOOLS

BACKGROUND INFO – TIMELINE (CON’T) 6/10/2020: PDE POSTS RETURN TO PLAY 6/12/2020 – PRESENT: GUIDANCE ON COLLABORATION WITH WEBSITE (PIAA ECS, PANDEMIC TEAM 6/25/2020: UNAWARE OF THIS MEMBERS TO DEVELOP COACHES/ADVISORS DATE) ATHLETIC H/S PLAN TRAINING 6/10/2020: 6/23/2020: ATHLETIC WEEK OF 6/29/2020: AFTERNOON – PIAA SAFETY PLAN FOR STUDENT TRAININGS PRESS RELEASE WITH APPROVAL AT JUNE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE SCHOOL BOARD OF H/S PLAN NEEDING MEETING APPROVAL AND POSTED ON SITE TO REPLACE JULY 1 DATE

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• Lowest Risk: Performing skill-building drills or conditioning at home, alone or with family members. • Increasing Risk: Team - based practice. • More Risk: Within -team competition Assessing Risk • Even More Risk: Full PLAN competition between teams from the same local OVERVIEW geographic area. • Highest Risk: Full competition between teams from different geographic areas. Communicating to Communicating to student student that minimizing that minimizing and/or and/or eliminating eliminating potential Educating potential exposure to exposure to respiratory respiratory droplets is the droplets is the guiding Participants guiding principle behind principle behind social social distancing and the distancing and the use of face use of face coverings. coverings.

All coaches and students should All coaches and students should be screened for signs/symptoms be screened for signs/symptoms of COVID-19 prior to a of COVID-19 prior to a workout. workout. Pre-Workout Any person having a fever in Any person having a fever in Contest Screening the past 24 hrs, showing the past 24 hrs, showing symptoms or have been in symptoms or have been in contact directly or indirectly contact directly or indirectly will be sent home to follow will be sent home to follow PLAN primary care physician orders primary care physician orders Social distancing should be Social distancing should be encouraged at all times (six feet encouraged at all times (six feet OVERVIEW at a minimum) at a minimum) Spotters should stand at each Spotters should stand at each end of the bar. end of the bar. Reducing physical closeness or Reducing physical closeness or contact between players when contact between players when Social Distancing possible by having an adult to possible by having an adult to student ration of 1:24, focusing student ration of 1:24, focusing on conditioning and individual on conditioning and individual skills. skills. When at practice or in When at practice or in competition, any unnecessary competition, any unnecessary contact should be avoided such contact should be avoided such as handshakes, high fives. as handshakes, high fives.

No gathering of more than 25 people at a Gathering sizes of up to time inside. Up to 25 250 individuals, indoors individuals may or outdoors. gather outdoors for workouts. Postponing travel Postponing travel outside of our outside of our PLAN community to any community to any Limitations practices, exhibitions practices, exhibitions or OVERVIEW on or competitions until competitions until we we receive further receive further Gatherings guidance from the guidance from the Governor, PIAA and Governor, PIAA and the CDC. the CDC. Workouts should be Workouts should be conducted in “pods” conducted in “pods” of of students with the students with the same same 5-10 students 5-10 students always always working out working out together. together.

All equipment should be All equipment should be cleaned between each individual cleaned between each individual use. use. When possible, athletes should When possible, athletes should not share gear and instead use not share gear and instead use their own personal equipment. their own personal equipment. Prior to an individual or groups Prior to an individual or groups of individuals entering a facility, of individuals entering a facility, PLAN hard surfaces within that hard surfaces within that facility should be wiped down facility should be wiped down and sanitized (chairs, furniture and sanitized (chairs, furniture OVERVIEW Disinfecting in meeting rooms, locker rooms, in meeting rooms, locker rooms, weight room equipment, weight room equipment, bathrooms, athletic training bathrooms, athletic training room tables, etc.). room tables, etc.). Each athlete should have Each athlete should have his/her own personal defined his/her own personal defined hydration container that is hydration container that is never to be shared. never to be shared. Hand sanitizer should be made Hand sanitizer should be made available throughout the facility available throughout the facility for use before, during, and after for use before, during, and after workouts workouts

Student athletes, coaches, and Student athletes, coaches, and staff should be strongly staff should be strongly encouraged to use masks when encouraged to use masks when in all indoor spaces. in all indoor spaces. This is inclusive of the athletic This is inclusive of the athletic training rooms and weight training rooms and weight PLAN rooms. rooms. Consider doing any vigorous- Consider doing any vigorous- intensity exercise outside when intensity exercise outside when OVERVIEW PPE possible and stay at least 6 feet possible and stay at least 6 feet away from other participants, away from other participants, if unable to wear a face if unable to wear a face covering. covering. Per CDC, when outside "Wear Per CDC, when outside "Wear cloth face coverings when less cloth face coverings when less than 6 feet apart from people than 6 feet apart from people or indoors." or indoors." Cloth face coverings are Cloth face coverings are adequate adequate

Lower risk sports practices Moderate risk sports and competitions may practices and competitions resume. See H&S Plan for may begin. See H&S Plan for definitions. definitions. Modified practices may Modified practices may begin begin for Moderate risk for Higher risk sports. See sports. See H&S Plan for H&S Plan for definitions. definitions. Athletic equipment such as Physical Activity bats, batting helmets and PLAN catchers gear should be cleaned between each use. Other equipment, such as OVERVIEW hockey helmets/pads, wrestling ear guards, football helmets/other pads, lacrosse helmets/pads/gloves/eyewear should be worn by only one individual and not shared. Outside organizations who utilize our fields are required to clean and sanitize high Other touch surfaces prior to and after their use. Considerations Prioritize outdoor, as opposed to indoor, practice and play as much as possible.

• CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL • PA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REFERENCES • PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE • PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HEALTH AND • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS SAFETY PLAN • SPORTS MEDICINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE