05/29/20- Covid-19 Return to Participation in Sports and Sport-Activities Guidance for High Schools and Middle Schools

May 29, 2020 Sports Medicine-Covid-19 Blogs

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD KHSAA GUIDANCE FOR SEGMENTS 1 (JUNE 1-14), 2 (JUNE 15-28), AND 3 (JUNE 29-JULY 12), EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 23

• This document at the link above provides regulatory information as well as guidance for KHSAA member schools. All allowances in this document will not exceed the allowances permitted by the Department of Health through confirmation with the Governor’s office, and any regulatory declarations from the Kentucky Department of Education.
• All of these allowances and restrictions are directly resultant from the Covid-19 pandemic, are outside of KHSAA Bylaw 23, the limitation of seasons, and are not covered under the normal school year KHSAA Catastrophic Insurance Policy, a policy that has never traditionally covered out of season activity.
• All local implementation plans must be approved by the local health department, however, the local health department may not make any of these provisions more lenient or permissive than these guidelines.
• Where there are perceived or real differences between this document and any other document being reviewed, this document shall govern.

GUIDELINES TO BE OBSERVED

• The current version of the KHSAA guidance for June 1 to July 12 is listed online at https://bit.ly/3hgLlxb
• The current version of the content of the Governor’s order on youth sports for the periods June 15 to July 12 is listed online at https://go.aws/2XfCZy8.
• The current version of the 10-person gathering restrictions is listed online at https://go.aws/3ddCtWS
• The current version of the 50-person gathering restrictions is listed online at https://bit.ly/3g4t30X
• The current version of Kentucky’s Healthy at School document for restarting in-person instruction (and other options) in the fall of 2020 is online at https://bit.ly/3eB1jkf
• The current version of venues and event spaces guidance is listed online at https://bit.ly/31q0Q0x
• The current version of the guidance for gyms (not gymnasiums) and weight rooms is listed online at https://go.aws/3dcbkDL
• The current version of the guidance for fishing events is listed online at https://go.aws/2ZJ0rW5
• The current version of the guidance for bowling events is listed online at https://go.aws/2ZJ0rW5

NON-REGULATORY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR GUIDANCE, CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW

• CDC Guidance on Youth Sports – https://bit.ly/3hit2aX
• CDC Guidance for Aquatic Centers – https://bit.ly/3cSQbxd
• CDC Guidance for Youth Camps – https://bit.ly/2BY9NDt
• CDC Guidance on Reopening Schools – https://bit.ly/3dTITe5
• NFHS Guidance on Resumption of Sports – https://bit.ly/2MNgA53
• NFHS Guidance on Resumption of Marching Band – https://bit.ly/2BQIJWA
• KMEA Guidance on Resumption of Marching Bands –
• NATA Guidance on Return to Sport Considerations for Athletic Trainers – https://bit.ly/2Yl0jts
• NATA Guidance on Telehealth for Athletic Trainers – https://bit.ly/3dU013o
• NATA Guidance on Impact of Remote Health Care – https://bit.ly/3feSlJ6
• Status of Various States on Athletics Reopening – https://bit.ly/2UzVThk