- No more than 50 participants will be allowed at a practice facility at any given time.
If the Agriplex cannot be secured as a practice facility, tryouts and practices will occur
outside while also adhering to all the protocols outlined by the OVA.
- Practice times will be arranged to avoid exceeding the 50 participant limit.
As such, teams practicing will vacate the gym or outdoor courts before new teams
arrive. Practices will be scheduled in such a way that coaches and athletes in any given participant cohort will not be in direct contact with members of another cohort during SVC activities.
- Club members should follow all public health guidelines regarding COVID-19. These
may include:
- Any club members who themselves have travelled outside of Canada, or has someone in their household who has travelled outside Canada must self-isolate and not participate in club activities for 14 days
- Any individual who has been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19 should self-isolate and is not permitted to participate in club activities for 14 days
- Any individual with symptoms of COVID-19 is not permitted to take part in club activities
- Any individual who has someone in their household showing symptoms of COVID-19, should not participate in club activities
- Entrance and exit of players will be controlled and monitored. If the Agriplex is
being used and a direct outside door entrance to the gym cannot be used, then
participants will enter through the main entrance and enter and exit the gym
through different designated doors. All doors that require touching to open will
be cleaned after each training session.
- Coaches will be required to wear masks at all times and ensure adherence to the
SVC return to play protocols. A SVC executive will monitor practices to ensure
protocols are adhered to.
- All athletes and coaches will be required to complete a health screening
questionnaire before every practice. A record of the heath screening questionnaire
will be kept.
- All practice participants will be recorded for contact tracing purposes. These
records will also be kept on file.
OVA Session Tracking sheet
- Any athlete or coach who becomes unwell during a practice session will be
isolated until they leave or be picked up from the facility. The isolation room will
be cleaned appropriately if this occurs. Otherwise this room will not be utilized by SVC.
A COVID-19 oversight Group member will follow up with these individuals. Return to
play will not be allowed until they are well or until they have had testing indicating
that they do not have COVID-19, or until they have been well for 14 days - whichever
is appropriate. Individuals testing positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to return
to play until given permission by local public health authorities.
OVA Daily Health Screening Questionnaire
- If the Agriplex is secured as a practice facility, athletes will be restricted to using the
washrooms in the change rooms and will not be allowed to use the washrooms in the
lobby. Partricipants will not be permitted to use the change rooms for any purpose
other than using the washrooms if needed.
- Game play between SVC teams will not be allowed.
- There will be no competition with teams from other volleyball clubs or with players
who are not SVC members.
- All athletes will be required to wear face masks while indoors except when on
the volleyball court AND engaged in play.
- All athletes will be required to have hand sanitizer in their athletic bag and will be
instructed to use it before and after practice, at each water break, and as needed.
They will also be required to have their own water bottle and will not be permitted to
use public water fountains associated with the practice facility.
- All unnecessary physical contact will be eliminated (eg. no high 5’s, no huddles).
- Drills and play will be designed to minimize the risk of direct athlete contact -
Prolonged, and deliberate physical contact will be prohibited during game play;
however, athletes can breach physical distancing while on the court in a game
setting. Practices will be designed to avoid breaching this 2m distance as much as
possible.
- No more than 6 athletes will be allowed on one side of the court (7 if a libero is
being used).
- Athletes will be instructed to maintain 2 meters of physical distancing at all times
off the court and when possible during on court activities. Coaches will monitor to
ensure this is followed.
- Volleyballs will be assigned to teams and will not be shared with other teams.
These balls will be cleaned after use.
- Equipment set up will be limited to persons trained to do so and these persons will
engage in hand washing before before and after set-up.
- Assuming the Agriplex gym is used, all equipment will be cleaned after practice
(Nets may be difficult to clean but will be stored in a closed container). All equipment
with be stored in the locked SVC cage at the Agriplex and no other user groups will be
able to access this area.
- Unless the setting is outdoors, parents will not be allowed to be present during
practices except under special circumstances that are approved by the SVC executive.
- In the event that a coach or athlete tests positive for COVID-19, all coaches and
athletes in the same practice time slot will be notified and prohibited from further
practice and all parents as well as public health will be notified. These athletes and
coaches will be unable to return to practice until permission is granted by public
health.
- All SVC practice activities will cease or be modified accordingly if local public
health recommendations change. An SVC representative will be assigned to monitor
for public health recommendation changes daily and to answer any questions that
families may have.
- Practice days and times may differ from previous years. This may be required to
reduce the risk related to other groups who may be using the practice facility at other times.
- All athletes/guardians/executive,volunteers will need to sign a waiver related to
COVID-19 (see the second attachment below). All athletes/guardians will be required to
sign the OVA Return To Play Acknowledgement Form.
OVA Return to Play Waiver
- Families will be kept up to date regarding changes in return to play protocols as well
as the reasons for any changes. Communication will be done through several social
media platforms and members will be encouraged to check these platforms frequently.
(See the SVC COVID-19 Communication Plan below.)
- Members of the SVC oversight group will monitor to ensure that the return to play
protocols are being followed.