{"id":8130,"date":"2021-06-26T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T20:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calheat.com\/?page_id=8130"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:27:32","slug":"return-to-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.calheat.com\/index.php\/return-to-play","title":{"rendered":"Return to Play Guidelines &#8211; COVID19 Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>These guidelines were last updated on August 31th 2021.&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 15 2021, CA governor rescinded the reopening tier system (including the stay-at-home order) and replaced it with a new framework, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/Beyond-Blueprint-Framework.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which all San Francisco Bay Area counties have adopted in their entirety.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since these important changes have been implemented, we have been able to resume outdoor operations (grass and beach handball). It is now time for us to start our indoor activities after almost 18 months of inactivity. It is our priority to keep people safe given the current public health conditions while maintaining smooth handball operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the modalities regarding our return to indoor activities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>All participants (players, coaches, referees, etc.) will need to check in each time before an activity (i.e. practice) through a <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FiceRyip6PAbtQtzz7%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR01Ddv5Pou1BhK6oq0wO4QWKOUNTOQzEOXQrFyc6qXgsrMBWPebqCrnYiQ&amp;h=AT2H0FMTANisUkIee4Y6qj8D3CvXO5iY1cE9ebHyhoIai6E1reubLTclFT7wpLeNOwFQ1TKEhWQaAyviLvnHuzlwdIxXl0zFPlpvkBSXte-YkMwlGcxaXx-BDx5YnmLOvA&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT04FvtPmJGtte4WgHVpde0CuaW6yelCP57Xn4ox7ZX-x3roXyemLcRORiGQ_eM6PGeNAlKsUnG7RaqjXgXFx-WUjM8Plw0vI5tb56CRw3u7TkelkhNyiT-cd3YWzm-gIDaW2TBNDicHN4hWAgekA9Ndih3deDg6BYiFjdMY31tIdQ\">Google Form<\/a> and will need to confirm the following to be cleared to attend:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve not been diagnosed \/ tested positive with COVID-19 in the past 10 days<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve not been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 10 days<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You do not experience any of the COVID-19 related symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All participants will need to sign <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability Relating to Coronavirus\/COVID-19<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will be valid for the entire duration of our indoor program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only those who practice, including coaches, and who are cleared to practice, can attend. No spectators allowed on premises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every practice will be led by a responsible person, often the head coach<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The responsible person is your main point of contact during practice for all things COVID-19 related. Please try to maintain 6 feet distance with your coach as much as possible and whenever possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>If you are back from out-of-state travel, please test (PCR\/LAMP\/Antigen) upon arrival and present your negative test to the responsible person upon entry in the facility. We recommend all our members participating in indoor activities getting tested regularly and monitoring their health.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Face covering is required on school campus, when entering and exiting the gym and in all common areas such as the main hall and restrooms. Participants will need to wear a mask at all times while not actively participating in practice. Wearing a face covering during the practice is optional unless required by the school (and in that case it will be communicated by the Return-To-Play committee)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We recommend everyone to follow CDC recommendations on face covering. Please respect people\u2019s decision to wear a face covering.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain good hygiene, e.g. cover your sneeze or cough with a tissue or your elbow. Wash or sanitize your hands prior to and after practice. Don\u2019t share water bottles, towels and other personal equipment. We will have hand sanitizer available at every activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediately leave the activity if you develop or notice any of the COVID-19 related symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Avoid over-crowding indoors and limit using public transportation where the risk of infection is higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Testing Protocol:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to limit the risk of asymptomatic transmission of the virus all participants (players, coaches, referees, etc.) are required to get tested every four weeks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Protocol for participants testing positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you get COVID-19, stay home, follow reporting obligations of your county\/state, notify <\/span><a href=\"mailto:r2p@calheat.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r2p@calheat.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and quarantine for 7 days. The Return-To-Play committee will reach out to all individuals who have been exposed and ask them to follow <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/if-you-are-sick\/quarantine.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC recommendations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span>In order to return to activity the individual needs to complete their quarantine and send a negative PCR test result to <a href=\"mailto:r2p@calheat.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r2p@calheat.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Individuals in close contact (direct contact, exposure in close proximity (within 6 feet) for more than 15 minutes) need to quarantine as well for 5 days and send a negative PCR\/LAMP (preferred) or Antigen test result to <a href=\"mailto:r2p@calheat.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r2p@calheat.com<\/span><\/a> in order to return to activity.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Individuals with no close contact can come back to practice and should monitor symptoms \/ health over the following days. Please follow CDC testing guidance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guidelines are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations and recommendations. These laws, regulations and recommendations, including guidance from the CDC, as well as state, county and public health authorities can change over time; when they do, we will update our guidelines.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>All our activities are <\/b><b>voluntary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No one should feel pressured to attend any of our activities. Those who are at high risk, or feel uncomfortable, should avoid those sessions as a measure of precaution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We appreciate your caring for others and support of a safe and healthy environment. For any questions or concerns, please contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:r2p@calheat.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r2p@calheat.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These guidelines were last updated on August 31th 2021.&nbsp; On June 15 2021, CA governor rescinded the reopening tier system (including the stay-at-home order) and replaced it with a new framework, Beyond the Blueprint for Industry and Business Sectors, which all San Francisco Bay Area counties have adopted in their entirety.&nbsp; Since these important changes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18269,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8130","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7INHg-278","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8426,"url":"https:\/\/www.calheat.com\/index.php\/mission-and-vision","url_meta":{"origin":8130,"position":0},"title":"Mission and Vision","author":"Michelle Mensing","date":"November 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"CalHeat's Mission The Mission of San Francisco CalHeat shall be to develop, promote, educate and grow the sport of Team Handball at all levels, adult and youth, in the San Francisco Bay Area and more largely in the State of California. 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