Phase I: July 6-July 19
● Student athletes should be limited to 15 hours per week on campus.
● Individual student athletes are limited to 15 total hours of school contact activity per
calendar week. (The Sunday Rule will be enforced)
● School contact activity includes conditioning and sport-specific activities.
● No sport may have more than two activity days per calendar week. Each sport must
register their activity days in the office of the Athletic Director at least 10 days in
advance. Sport-specific activity days may not occur on consecutive calendar days.
● Activity days are limited to three hours per day. (Six hours per calendar week.)
● Conditioning is limited to four days per week. Conditioning sessions may be held
multiple times each day, each session limited to two hours. Student athletes may attend
only one conditioning session per day.
● ALL SUMMER ACTIVITIES ARE VOLUNTARY
● All State and local guidelines for group limitations must be followed and social
distancing is encouraged.
● Any student who prefers to wear a face covering for activities should be allowed, if
doing so will not cause a health risk.
● Students, when not engaging in vigorous activity and when practical, should wear face
coverings.
● Non-students, including coaches, medical-related staff, directors, security staff,
supervisors, etc. should wear face coverings at all times unless under rigorous activity or
poses a health risk.
● Only essential student athletes, student participants, coaches, medical staff, related
supervisors, directors, and security should be in attendance.
● Consideration should be given to vulnerable individuals and it is encouraged for those
individuals to seek medical guidance regarding his/her individual level of participation.
● An alternate command structure for coaching staff should be established in case of
illness.
● Prior to participation, all first-time student athletes are required to have an IHSAA
pre-participation physical for the upcoming school year. Returning student athletes are
not required to obtain a new IHSAA pre-participation physical, but should provide a
2020-21 IHSAA Health History Update Questionnaire and Consent & Release Certificate
prior to participation.
● All students and staff should be trained and screened for signs/symptoms of COVID-19
prior to participating in workouts, rehearsals, or practices. See Appendix A .
○ Any person with COVID-19-related symptoms should not be allowed to take part
in workouts, rehearsals, or practices and should contact his or her primary care
provider or other appropriate healthcare professional.
■ The State website has a list of over 200 testing facilities, their location
and hours of operation. This list is updated frequently.
○ Any person with a positive COVID-19 test shall trigger the established
predetermined thresholds for mitigation strategies by following ISDH's
recommendation to work with your local health department in following the CDC
guidance which can be found here.
○ Coaches must track COVID-19 impacted attendance and report to district/school
administration.
○ Follow specific return to school protocol in reference to participation for student
athletes or staff members who no longer test positive and/or no longer display
symptoms of COVID-19.
○ Districts/schools are encouraged to post signs displaying symptoms to educate
students.
● Individuals should wash their hands for a minimum of 20 seconds with warm water
and soap before touching any surfaces or participating. If this is not possible, hand
sanitizer should be plentiful and available to individuals as they transfer from place
to place.
● Locker rooms should not be utilized. Students should report to their activity in
proper gear and immediately return home to shower at the conclusion.
Restrooms should remain available for student athletes and athletic staff,
however social distancing is encouraged.
● Gathering sizes should be decreased as much as possible to reduce risk.
Workouts should be conducted in defined, smaller groups of students with the
same students always together. Reduce gathering size by half capacity in large
areas (weight room, band rooms, wrestling rooms, etc.).
● The goal of social distancing is defined by the CDC. If it is not possible to follow these
guidelines indoors or outdoors, then create as much distance as possible. It is
recommended that participants and coaches wear face coverings when distancing is
limited and the individual is not participating in rigorous activity. For sidelines,
benches, or other holding areas, consider establishing protocol as a guide for students
and coaches. The goal and expectation is no contact.
● Consider scheduling adjustments to reduce the number of events, duration, and/or
participants present.
● Cleaning schedules should be created and implemented for all facilities and
equipment to mitigate any communicable diseases. Review the plan and supply
inventory to thoroughly clean and disinfect prior to and after usage following CDC,
EPA, and OSHA guidelines. The plan should be clear on who cleans and appropriate
training and PPE is provided for such.
● School activities using off-site, non-school owned facilities and equipment for
related activities should work with the off-site facility provider to ensure the
associated and relevant safety measures are in place. If transporting to-and-from
workouts, rehearsals, or practices, transportation safety measures and cleaning
regarding team or group transportation must be followed.
● Appropriate clothing/shoes should be worn at all times to minimize transmission.
● No sharing of clothing, shoes, towels, or water bottles.
● Hand sanitizer should be plentiful and available at all times.
● If equipment must be shared, including sports balls, weight room facilities,
non-wind instruments, etc., this equipment should be cleaned prior to use and
immediately following usage. Responsibility for cleaning should be clear and
appropriate training and PPE should be provided.
● Equipment such as weight benches, athletic pads, etc. having holes with exposed
foam should be covered or discarded.
● Students must be expected to shower at home and wash workout clothing
immediately upon returning to their home. If a student does not have a laundered
uniform, he/she may not be allowed to participate in practice or competition.
● If schools launder student gear or uniforms, PPE must be available for the person in
charge of laundering.
● Free weight exercises requiring a spotter cannot be conducted. Safety measures
in all forms must be strictly enforced in the weight room.
● For contact sports, no contact is allowed.
● Shared hydration stations (water trough, water fountains, water hose, etc.) should not
be utilized except for filling individual, labeled water bottles.
● No formal competition is allowed.
● Pool usage is acceptable. Schools should take necessary steps to promote health
and safety both in the water and out by social distancing and using good hygiene.
○ State and local guidelines that may determine when and how recreational water
facilities may operate should be followed.