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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2020 CONTACT: Meghin Delaney Communications Director [EMAIL REDACTED] Nevada Health Response releases guidance on youth sports Carson City, NV — Today, the Nevada Response Center, in coordination with the Local Empowerment Advisory Panel (LEAP) released guidance for contactless outdoor youth sports practices during Phase 2 of the Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery Plan. The guidance released today outlines the mandatory procedures that must be followed and the recommended best practices including specific guidance for baseball, softball and soccer. At this time, only spectator-less outdoor practice sessions are allowed. Health care screenings should be done prior to engaging in any physical activity and rigorous cleaning of equipment and facilities should be conducted on a regular basis. Additionally, strict social distancing and the use of facial coverings will be required of all coaches and managers. Players should wear face coverings when they are not actively involved in practice or training. These guidelines were developed with statewide and local youth sports leagues and associations based on recommendations of public health officials and local health districts. The guidance and the full array of conditions that must be followed in order for practice to resume are attached and can be found online at NVHealthResponse.nv.gov. ---PAGE BREAK--- Prepared by the Local Empowerment Advisory Panel (LEAP) Organized Youth Sports PRACTICE ONLY General Guidelines Team/Players **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. ● Training sessions shall be timed to allow at least a 30 minute break between the finish and start of subsequent sessions, to allow for departure and arrival without crowding. ● Players and coaches will be asked to arrive no earlier than 15 minutes prior to a session and depart no later than 15 minutes after completion. ● Participants should pick up their own trash at the conclusion of all practices and activities. Extra trash bins should be provided, and more frequent dumping should occur. ● All requirements must be shared prior to the practice with all players and coaches. ● Limit sports activities to those in which participants can maintain social distancing or close contact is limited and brief. Examples include golf, baseball, softball, cycling, swimming, diving, dance, tennis, disc golf, horseback riding, track and field, figure skating, curling, running, and pickleball. ● For sports activities in which participants cannot maintain social distancing and close contact is frequent or prolonged football, competitive, cheer, lacrosse, basketball, wrestling, rugby, water polo, and hockey), activities should be limited to conditioning, drills, and practices in which dummy players, sleds, punching bags, and similar equipment are used. ● All coaches and managers are required to wear face coverings. Players should wear face masks except while playing or exercising (e.g. on the sidelines). ● Parents or guardians should be discouraged from attending practice, but if they must, coaches and facility operators must require 6 feet of social distancing except for members of the same household. ● Coaches/adult leaders and players should check their temperatures before participation in soccer activities and ask/administer screening questions about in participants or their household members.** ● Players are strongly encouraged not to travel with other members of the team and only members of their immediate households. ● Post informational signs regarding social distancing, facial coverings, and what to do if ● Promote healthy hygiene practices, such as hand washing as feasible. ● Provide hand sanitizer stations. ● Coaches and team managers should ensure that players are following COVID-19 related prevention measures included herein. ● Players’ personal items and equipment should be spaced out at least 6 feet apart. ● Players should use their own equipment as much as possible. ● Players must bring their own water/beverage to consume during and after practice. No shared drinking fountains or coolers. ● No shared/communal snacks. ● Conduct daily assessments.** ● No touch rule- no high fives, handshakes or other physical contact. ● No spitting or eating seeds, gum, or other similar products. ● Encourage social distancing through increased spacing, small groups, and limited mixing between groups, and staggered scheduling, arrival, and drop off, if feasible. ● Promote healthy hygiene practices, such as hand washing wearing a cloth face covering, as feasible. ● Facility, the team, and/or coaches should have bottled drinks on hand, in case a player forgets his or her water bottle. ● Players should bring their own snacks; if snacks are provided, they should be individually packaged. *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. Mandatory* Recommended Best Practices* ---PAGE BREAK--- Coaches/ Parents Medical Clearance Confirmed Cases ● Work with local health department to identify potentially infected or exposed individuals to help facilitate effective contact tracing/notifications. ● Once testing is readily available, test all suspected infections or exposures. ● Following testing, contact local health department to initiate appropriate care and tracing. ● Immediately isolate and seek medical care for any individual who develops while at the event and follow CDC guidelines. ● Contact the local health district about suspected cases or exposures and employers should maintain the confidentiality of employee health information. ● Shutdown any facility for deep cleaning and disinfection, if possible. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Require medical clearances from those that had previously tested positive for COVID-19. ● For individuals who have experienced a known COVID- 19 exposure in the past 14 days, home quarantine for 14 days is required. A medical clearance is required to return to practice following the home quarantine. ● Report the onset of any new immediately. Conduct daily assessments.** ● Players should contact their physician and follow the recommendations, if they have any ● Any player feeling unwell should not practice and immediately notify their coach/team manager. ● Any (or their family member) player presenting of COVID-19 (fever, cough, trouble breathing, etc.) should notify their coach and team manager immediately. All activities should be suspended until testing is complete. ● Any player (or their family member) who tests positive will require all team activities and practices to be canceled for 14 days. ● For individuals with pre-existing medical condition, written clearance from their physician should be provided. The written clearance should note that the player can participate fully, and the activity is recommended. ● Ensure social distancing for all practice activities. ● Coaches must clean and disinfect shared equipment before and after each practice and games. Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Parents must remain in their cars or drop off and pick players up afterwards. ● Enforce no touch rule – no high fives, handshakes or other physical contact. ● Stay up-to-date on the latest guidance issued by the CDC, state and local health authorities. ● Where feasible, adjust activities and procedures to limit sharing of items such as toys, belongings, supplies, and equipment. ● Train all coaches on health and safety protocols. ● Balls shared during practice should be changed out every 30 minutes with cleaned and disinfected balls. ● Before and after practice, teams should wash their hands for 20 seconds. If no handwashing station is available, then an appropriate hand sanitizer should be used. **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. Mandatory* Recommended Best Practices* ---PAGE BREAK--- Baseball and Softball PRACTICE ONLY General Guidelines Coaches ● Training sessions shall be timed to allow at least a 30 minute break between the finish and start of subsequent sessions, to allow for departure and arrival without crowding. ● Players and coaches will be asked to arrive no earlier than 15 minutes prior to a session and depart no later than 15 minutes after completion. ● Participants should pick up their own trash at the conclusion of all practices and activities. Extra trash bins should be provided, and more frequent dumping should occur. ● All requirements must be shared prior to the practice with all players and coaches. ● Conduct daily assessments of all coaches and players. Anyone experiencing must stay home. ● Ensure social distancing for all practice activities. ● Coaches must wear masks at all times. ● Must clean and disinfect any shared equipment before and after practice. ● Have sufficient disinfectant on site. ● No team water coolers or shared drinking stations. ● Have additional bottled drinks on site. ● Enforce no touch rule – no high fives, handshakes or other physical contact. ● No spitting or eating seeds, gum, tobacco or similar products. ● Coaches must stay up to date on latest guidance from CDC, State and local authorities. ● Parents or guardians should be discouraged from attending practice, but if they must, coaches and facility operators must require 6 feet of social distancing except for members of the same household. ● Coaches/adult leaders and players should check their temperatures before participation in soccer activities and ask/administer screening questions about in participants or their household members.** ● Players are strongly encouraged not to travel with other members of the team and only members of their immediate households. ● Post informational signs regarding social distancing, facial coverings, and what to do if ● Promote healthy hygiene practices, such as hand washing as feasible. ● Provide hand sanitizer stations. ● Coaches and team managers should ensure that players are following COVID-19 related prevention measures included herein. ● Balls shared at practice should be replaced every thirty minutes with clean and disinfected balls. ● Train all coaches on health and safety protocols. ● Ensure players are practicing wearing masks while not active at practice (break periods). ● Before and after practice, ensure players are washing hands or using hand sanitizer. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. Prepared by the Local Empowerment Advisory Panel (LEAP) **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. Mandatory* Recommended Best Practices* ---PAGE BREAK--- **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. Recommended Best Practices* Mandatory* ● Conduct daily assessment with coach. Anyone experiencing must stay home. ● To the extent practicable, use own bat, gloves, helmet and any other equipment. ● Bring own bottled drink. ● Follow no touch rule – no high fives, handshakes or other physical contact. ● No spitting or eating seeds, gum, tobacco or similar products. ● Must ensure social distancing for all practice activities. ● Personal equipment and belongings must be lined up along fence and a minimum of 6 feet apart. ● Dugouts can only be used for break periods and limited by designated seat markings 6 feet apart. ● Players shall not congregate before or after practice. ● Players should wear masks while not active at practice (break periods). ● Hand washing or hand sanitizing, in the absence of soap and water, are strongly recommended for athletes. ● Whenever possible, equipment and personal items should have proper separation and should not be shared. If equipment must be shared, proper sanitation should be administered between users. ● Balls shared during practice should be changed out every 30 minutes with cleaned and disinfected balls. ● Before and after a practice teams should wash their hands for 20 seconds. If no handwashing station is available, then an appropriate hand sanitizer should be used. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N on equipment. Athletes Medical Clearance Confirmed Cases ● Require medical clearances from those that had previously tested positive for COVID-19. ● For individuals who have experienced a known COVID-19 exposure in the past 14 days, home quarantine for 14 days is required. A medical clearance is required to return to practice following the home quarantine. ● Report the onset of any new immediately. Conduct daily assessments.** ● Players should contact their physician and follow the recommendations, if they have any ● Any player feeling unwell should not practice and immediately notify their coach/team manager. ● Any (or their family member) player presenting of COVID-19 (fever, cough, trouble breathing, etc.) should notify their coach and team manager immediately. All activities should be suspended until testing is complete. ● Any player (or their family member) who tests positive will require all team activities and practices to be canceled for 14 days. ● For individuals with pre-existing medical condition, written clearance from their physician should be provided. The written clearance should note that the player can participate fully, and the activity is recommended. ● Immediately isolate and seek medical care for any individual who develops while at work and follow CDC guidelines. ● Contact the local health district about suspected cases or exposures and employers should maintain the confidentiality of employee health information. ● Shutdown any facility for deep cleaning and disinfection, if possible. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Work with local health department to identify potentially infected or exposed individuals to help facilitate effective contact tracing/notifications. ● Once testing is readily available, test all suspected infections or exposures. ● Following testing, contact local health department to initiate appropriate care and tracing. **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. ---PAGE BREAK--- Soccer PRACTICE ONLY General Guidelines ● All coaches and managers are required to wear face coverings. Players should wear face masks except while playing or exercising (e.g. on the sidelines). ● Each field or training space shall be at least 10 yards from any other field or training space. ● Training sessions shall be timed to allow at least a 30 minute break between the finish and start of subsequent sessions, to allow for departure and arrival without crowding. ● Players and coaches will be asked to arrive no earlier than 15 minutes prior to a session and depart no later than 15 minutes after completion. ● Disinfection spray should be used on soccer balls. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. Ensure an accurate supply (at least 3 weeks) of hand sanitizer, face coverings (masks), and disinfectants. Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Participants should pick up their own trash at the conclusion of all practices and activities. Extra trash bins should be provided, and more frequent dumping should occur. ● No water or equipment should be shared. Belongings should be used only by the individual owner or operator. ● Do not use communal water fountains. ● No slide tackling is allowed. No centralized hydration or refreshment stations are allowed. ● Jerseys/uniforms and practice vests/pinnies should be washed after each use. ●All players and coaches must adhere to 6-foot physical distancing while at the practice. ● Must conduct daily assessments by coaches and players (self-evaluation). Anyone experiencing must stay home.** ● All requirements must be shared prior to the practice with all players and coaches. ● Daily deep disinfection of high contact surfaces (e.g. door handles, light switches, seats, railings cabinetry handles, appliance handles, toilets, countertops, phones, tables, etc.). ● Each field complex shall have clearly marked and separate entry and exit areas. ● Parents or guardians should be discouraged from attending practice, but if they must, coaches and facility operators must require 6 feet of social distancing except for members of the same household. ● Portable restrooms at the field complex should be updated to include hand washing stations. ● Coaches/adult leaders and players should check their temperatures before participation in soccer activities and ask/administer screening questions about in participants or their household members.** ● No activities should include picking-up or making contact with one’s hand with the ball (e.g. no throw- ins). ● Players are strongly encouraged not to travel with other members of the team and only members of their immediate households. ● Post informational signs regarding social distancing, facial coverings, and what to do if ● Promote healthy hygiene practices, such as hand washing as feasible. ● Provide hand sanitizer stations. ● Encourage coaches and team managers to disinfect equipment regularly. ● Keep up with CDC and health-based organizations information regarding COVID-19 in relation to sport activities. ● Coaches and team managers should ensure that players are following COVID-19 related prevention measures included herein. Prepared by the Local Empowerment Advisory Panel (LEAP) Mandatory* Recommended Best Practices* *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. ---PAGE BREAK--- ● Require medical clearances from those that had previously tested positive for COVID-19. ● For individuals who have experienced a known COVID-19 exposure in the past 14 days, home quarantine for 14 days is required. A medical clearance is required to return to practice following the home quarantine. ● Report the onset of any new immediately. Conduct daily assessments.** ● Players should contact their physician and follow the recommendations, if they have any ● Any player feeling unwell should not practice and immediately notify their coach/team manager. ● Any (or their family member) player presenting of COVID-19 (fever, cough, trouble breathing, etc.) should notify their coach and team manager immediately. All activities should be suspended until testing is complete. ● Any player (or their family member) who tests positive will require all team activities and practices to be canceled for 14 days. *These recommendations were compiled by the LEAP based on guidance from the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Nevada OSHA, and other relevant agencies for the industry and public health officials, including state licensing boards. The information provided is only intended as general information to the public. Following these guidelines does not constitute, and is not a substitute for, compliance with all laws and regulations applicable at any particular time. Individuals and businesses are responsible to ensure that they comply with all laws and regulations that apply to them, including, but not limited to, federal and state health and safety requirements. Additionally, compliance with these regulations does not ensure against the spread of infections from COVID-19 or any other cause. During Training Medical Clearance Confirmed Cases ● Must adhere to 6-foot social distancing practices off the field of play. ● Must wear face coverings at all times when not actively participating in the field of play. ● Players should be dropped off and picked up at the gate or in the parking lot. Parents should limit conversations with coaches. Use electronic communication methods. ● Limit contact with other teams. For example, kicking a soccer ball to another team is fine. Players should not pick-up or touch another teams’ equipment. No physical contact is allowed. ● No spitting on the field under any circumstances. ● Enforce no touch rule- no high fives, handshakes or other physical contact. ● Water bottles must not be shared. ● Players should limit touching equipment with their hands. Goals will be moved into place by coaches or team managers to limit the number of players touching them. During practice, the goals have the potential for many players touching them. ● Limit access to lockers or locker rooms but maintain access to restrooms and showers. ● Make sure supplies for handwashing, including soap and materials for drying hands, are full stocked. ● Players are encouraged to avoid touching their face with their hands. ● Players, coaches, and managers can wear masks as optional equipment during training. Players should not wear masks during strenuous activities. ● Coaches and team managers will pick up gear, and if necessary, disinfect after each session. ● Wash your hands before departing the practice. ● Personal belongings (e.g. cell phones) of players and coaches should be sterilized regularly. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Provide hand sanitizer stations. ● If snacks are provided, provide individually packaged snacks. ● Ensure availability of at least 3 weeks of cleaning supplies. ● Keep up with CDC and health-based organizations information regarding COVID-19 in relation to sport activities. ● Coaches and team managers should ensure that players are following COVID-19 related prevention measures included herein. ● For individuals with pre-existing medical condition, written clearance from their physician should be provided. The written clearance should note that the player can participate fully, and the activity is recommended. ● Immediately isolate and seek medical care for any individual who develops while at work and follow CDC guidelines. ● Contact the local health district about suspected cases or exposures and employers should maintain the confidentiality of employee health information. ● Shutdown any facility for deep cleaning and disinfection, if possible. ● Use disinfectants outlined on EPA List N. ● Work with local health department to identify potentially infected or exposed individuals to help facilitate effective contact tracing/notifications. ● Once testing is readily available, test all suspected infections or exposures. ● Following testing, contact local health department to initiate appropriate care and tracing. **Daily assessments should include monitoring for fever, cough, and trouble breathing. 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