Guidelines follow information provided by the Ohio Department of Health, Butler County Board of Health, and the CDC.
The guidelines below are subject to change.
Please read and understand these guidelines BEFORE REGISTERING.
Determine if these guidelines are something that can work with your specific situation.
We know this season is different from any season any of us has experienced and presents challenges.
Your registration is your agreement that you will abide by these guidelines.
PARTICIPANTS, COACHES, OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS:
SPECTATORS AND PARENTS
EQUIPMENT
FACILITIES/VENUES
SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED CASES
REFUNDS
* Per CDC, COVID-19 symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update symptoms as more is learned about COVID-19. CDC’s list of COVID-19 symptoms and a “self-checker” is available at the CDC website.
Updated 10/15/20
- Must conduct daily symptom assessments for COVID-19 before each practice or game.
- Anyone experiencing symptoms for COVID-19 must stay home. *
- No congregating before or after practices or games by players, coaches, or officials is permitted.
- Coaches, volunteers, and officials must always wear face coverings, except for one of the reasons stated in the Director’s Order for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio signed July 23, 2020 or as it may thereafter be amended. Coaches and officials are not required to wear facial coverings when on the court of play during games and practices to allow the use of whistles.
- Coaches must participate in COVID-19 education developed by the Ohio Department of Health
- Participants are not required to wear face coverings during practice or games however, the state of Ohio guidelines outline that participants must wear face coverings when on the bench if they are not on the court during games.
- Participants cannot compete in more than one contest or game per day, unless it is against the same team(s) or player(s) as in the initial game or contest.
- Coaches will hand out game day stars at the next practice following the game.
- Coaches must designate an assistant coach to help monitor/ ensure social distancing.
SPECTATORS AND PARENTS
- Must conduct daily symptom assessments for COVID-19 before each practice or game.
- Anyone experiencing symptoms for COVID-19 must stay home. *
- Practices
- Only one parent/guardian is allowed per participant for all PRACTICES. We are asking that siblings of participants not attend league practice or skills and scrimmage sessions.
- Game Days
- Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church - one parent/guardian only per participant
- Turningpoint Church - one parent/guardian and two participant siblings per participant
- West Chester Nazarene Church - two parents/guardian and participant siblings per participant
- Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church - one parent/guardian only per participant
- Six-feet social distancing must be maintained between individuals/family groups for practices and games.
- No congregating before or after practices or games is permitted.
- Spectators must always wear face coverings except for any of the allowable exceptions stated in the Director’s Order for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio.
- Parents/Guardians should watch the CDC video “Youth Sports Recommendations: Reduce the spread of COVID-19” with their participant to help educate participants on how to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smeU7L7_6Xc
- Parents/Guardians shall identify players at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19, such as those with asthma, diabetes, or other health problems, and in conjunction with the coach take extra precautions to protect them. Parents/Guardians in these circumstances should consider waiting to play until the 2021 season.
EQUIPMENT
- Equipment will be cleaned and disinfected.
- Extra practice and game day supplies to minimize the need for sharing (e.g. rotating sets of basketballs between practices and game periods, one time use player match up straps rather than sweatbands, pinnies only used by one player and washed after each practice.
FACILITIES/VENUES
- Time allotted between practices and 30 minutes between games and skills and scrimmage sessions to allow teams and spectators to exit facilities prior to new teams and spectators arriving and for proper sanitizing for shared spaces and high-touch surfaces (benches, equipment, etc.).
- Pre and post-game rooms will not be used and participants will report directly to the court for games, practices and scrimmages.
- Teams will be limited in size to allow for social distancing while on the bench during a game.
SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED CASES
- We will follow guidelines as outlined by the Ohio Department of Health, Butler County Board of Health and the CDC for reporting, contact tracing and returning to play.
REFUNDS
- We will provide a full refund if the league season is cancelled on or before November 29th, 2020 or if the skills and scrimmage camp is cancelled on or before November 1st, 2020 due to COVID-19 state guidelines. After those dates a sliding scale will be applied.
* Per CDC, COVID-19 symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update symptoms as more is learned about COVID-19. CDC’s list of COVID-19 symptoms and a “self-checker” is available at the CDC website.
Updated 10/15/20