COVID - 19
Nearly Normal Netball 21
Points to Consider
- Make sure all your players and officials are happy about coming back to play netball
- Check the Personal Risk Assessment and Covid Symptoms.
- All players and officials should complete the EN Opt-In Statement if they want to play and forwarded to the appointed Club’s COVID officer.
- Clubs to store this information.
- If teams do not want to return to competition this year, the team’s place will be kept until next season.
- ·f a team does not have sufficient players to play their match due to Covid positive testing, the match will be cancelled
- Appoint a Covid-19 Officer and ensure all Test and Trace protocols are in place.
- Ensure all teams have the necessary health monitoring and sanitising equipment.
- ANYONE WHO IS FEELING UNWELL SHOULD NOT ATTEND match days
- Teams should arrive at their given arrival time, not too early, and follow all signage.
- Late arrivals may not be allowed to enter, so be on time.
- Teams cannot move onto their court until the area is clear from the previous match.
- Teams are responsible for Test and Trace registration for ALL their personnel – players, volunteers, bench officials, scorer, umpire and spectators – BEFORE entering the court area. The team sheet must be completed accurately.
- This should include a health questionnaire check.
- Data needs to be stored securely for 21 days after the last match of this season in case of a T&T enquiry, which will be directed to the Club’s Covid-19 Officer.
- Players should come in kit, ready to play and travel home without changing if possible.
- No changing rooms are available.
- Toilets will be available if needed but should not be used for changing.
- Teams should bring as little baggage with them as possible.
- Water bottles should be marked with the owner’s name and not shared.
- Matches will be played using EN Modified Rules
- Each team can have up to 13 people on the court – this includes players and substitutes, bench officials, scorer and umpire.
- No spectators are allowed in the court area or surrounding area
- All non-playing personnel should be encouraged to wear facemasks and to remain socially distanced.
- All teams must have the COVID PACK and must use its contents
- Players to sanitise hands and balls before play and at every quarter using hand cleansing protocol. Rotate balls each quarter.
- Teams are responsible for sanitising the post at their defending end before and after each quarter and if necessary, during play if the umpire considers that the post has been touched.
- Each team must have sanitiser and wipes ready for use on their bench.
- Bags/bins for waste must be provided and used by each team and disposed off by the team.
- A ball which strays to another court should be collected and sanitised by a designated bench person. A clean ball should be used in its place.
- Bibs cannot be shared.
- No shouting on or off court, by players, bench officials or spectators.
- All paperwork (scorecards and team sheets) will be sent out electronically and will need to be scanned to the League Treasurer and Registration Secretary after the match then kept until the end of the season.
- No exchange of scorecards during the match. Only one scorer per team allowed– if the scorer changes during the match a new scorecard needs to be completed and both cards scanned and returned.
- Scorer to sign the card.
- All games will be played to the modified rules.
- If traditional rules are recommenced (Stage 6 on the EN Roadmap) then they will be used straight away.
- All players to leave the court immediately after the match.
- Follow the designated one way route.
- Umpires who have a second match must exit the court area at the end of the match and re-enter again for the start of the next match.
- Reminder that any breaking of covid guidelines may be considered as a disciplinary matter. We are expected to keep our players, volunteers, officials and spectators as safe as possible, and these guidelines are an attempt to do that.
- These Guidelines are to be taken seriously if we wish to continue to play competitive netball.
- Last pointer. This season is a friendly Nearly Normal back to netball season, so please be considerate to your team members and opposition and enjoy playing again
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