COVID-19 Response & Safety
Coach-Mentors
- Temperature will be taken and recorded prior to practice
- Coaches who are not feeling well will be asked not to attend practice
- Coaching staff are required to wear face coverings and hand sanitize throughout practice
- Host coach-mentor training on new protocol
Parents/Guardians
- Parents/Guardians will be asked to attend an online meeting on what to expect prior to program start
- Face coverings will be required - we will provide a mask to those that need them
- All spectators will be limited to 2 per child
- All spectators will be required to stay distant from each other and the fields
- Spectators will be asked to not attend if they are not feeling well
Players
- Arrival and dismissal times will be staggered
- Players will have their temperatures taken and recorded upon arrival
- Players will use hand sanitizer before the start of practice
- Players will be separated into small groups with 1 coach
- Groups will remain the same each day
- Program will be modified to limit player interaction, focusing on individual drills and skills
- Players will be provided their own space marked by cones to comply with social distancing guidelines
- Players will keep water at their space with them
- Players will be given their own ball to use throughout practice on the first day of practice and will take it home and bring to practice each day
- Pinnies and other shared equipment will not be used
- Players will be asked to not attend practice if they are not feeling well
General
- Hand sanititzing & disinfecting area will be set up
- Masks will be available to all who need/want one
- Port-o-potties will be provided and cleaned daily by the City of Buffalo Parks Department
- We will not be scrimmaging against other parks on game days