Campus Recreation
Safe social distancing is prohibitive to participation in body contact sports; therefore, Campus Recreation has altered its competitive sport offerings and procedures. Guidelines for competitive sports, created to assist our campus community in staying safe while being active, follow:
General
Participants exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms should not attend Campus Recreation programs. Those who have been exposed to a person who tests positive for COVID-19 should not attend Campus Recreation programs for two weeks from the time of exposure.
Pre-Workout Precautions and Hygiene:
- Individuals who are feeling sick should stay home.
- Students are responsible for taking their temperature prior to practice. Students with a temperature above 100.4 degrees must refrain from attending practice for at least 48 hours
- Hand sanitizer will be available at each practice.
- Gym wipes will be provided at each practice for equipment cleaning.
- Individuals will be encouraged to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds before beginning a workout/practice.
- Students will be reminded to take rotations and keep appropriate distancing while getting equipment, setting up, taking down, and storing.
- Students will be encouraged to shower and wash their workout clothing immediately upon returning to home.
Intramural Groups
Group Sizes:
- No gatherings of more than 10 people at a time (including staff).
- Activities should be conducted in “pods” of students, with the same 5 to 10 students always competing together.
- A minimum of six feet between individuals must be maintained at all times. If this is not possible indoors, the maximum number of individuals in the room will be decreased until proper social distancing can occur.
- A registration and check-in process will be followed for all activities.
Physical Activity and Athletic Equipment
- Students must wear their own appropriate workout clothing – no shared towels, clothing, or pennies. Individual clothing/towels should be washed and cleaned after every workout.
- All students must bring their own water and water bottle. Water bottles must not be shared; no shared hydration stations.
- Individual drills requiring the use of athletic equipment are permissible, but the equipment should be cleaned prior to use by the next individual.
- For racquet and paddle sports, additional balls must be added into circulation to allow for frequent cleaning. Racquets and paddles must be used by one student at a time, and cleaned prior to the next use.
Modifications by Sport
- Bocce Ball – Balls will be sanitized between users.
- Tennis – Racquets will be sanitized between users. Additional balls will be put into circulation. Single match tennis only in this phase.
- Ping Pong and Pickleball – Single match games only in this phase. Paddles will be sanitized between users, additional balls will be put into circulation.
- Individual Skill Challenges – Participants will remain at least six feet apart on the course. Sports equipment will be used by only one individual at a time and will be cleaned prior to the next use.
- Backyard games (cornhole, ladder golf, etc) - Single games only in this phase with sanitized equipment per turn.
Club Sports
Travel
- No traveling
- No visiting teams permitted on campus
Physical Activity and Athletic Equipment
- Athletic equipment (towels, clothing, pinnies, shoes, or sports-specific equipment, including balls) will not be shared by students.
- All students must bring their own water and water bottle. Water bottles must not be shared; no shared hydration stations.
- Students must wear their own appropriate workout clothing – no shared towels, clothing, or pennies. Individual clothing/towels should be washed and cleaned after every workout.
- All athletic equipment, including balls, should be cleaned after each use and prior to the next workout.
- Individual drills requiring the use of athletic equipment are permissible, but the equipment should be cleaned prior to use by the next individual.
- Clubs will be required to submit practice plans prior to Sept. 6 explaining how they will meet these guidelines. Inability to meet the guidelines will result in cancelation of practice. Plans can/should include the following information:
- Roster of participants per practice, with completed waivers
- How will the club control for small group sizes and physical distancing? (ex: basketball will run shooting drills, but with only one person shooting at the basket at a time, players rotating in will remain six feet apart)
- How will the club ensure no equipment sharing? (ex: basketball will run shooting drills with a ball for each player)
- Who will be responsible for cleaning athletic equipment before and after each practice?
- What equipment will or will not be used based on the ability to clean between each individual use? (no ripped, damaged, or foam equipment)
- What types of activities/drills does the team plan to run that meet the outlined guidelines?
- How does the club plan to be inclusive to new members?
Competitions
- Due to no travel and no visitors to campus, competitions are not permitted.
Practice
- Clubs must submit weekly practice plans to explain how the team will deploy social distancing.
- Clubs must bring sanitizing wipes and sanitizer liquids to practices.
Group Sizes:
- No gatherings of more than 10 people at a time
- Workouts should be conducted in “pods” of students with the same 5-10 students always working out together.
- There must be a minimum of six feet between each individual at all times. If this is not possible indoors, then the maximum number of individuals in the room must be decreased until proper social distancing can occur.
- Clubs must submit practice rosters and utilize the YCP Rec App for reporting practices.
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