Great Lakes Christian College Athletics COVID-19 Response Plan

Great Lakes Christian College Athletics COVID-19 Response Plan
July 20, 2020

Great Lakes Christian College Athletics 

COVID-19 Protocols

 

 Please note that the screening requirements are based on data that is currently available. As findings related to COVID-19 continue to develop, this information will be evaluated and updated accordingly. 

SCREENING

  1. Timing 

Beginning August 10, coaches, student-athletes and those in close contact with student-athletes are required to be screened each day a practice or team activity occurs. For competition, all game-day participants (student-athletes, coaches, support staff, officials, etc.) are required to be screened within six hours of the beginning of the contest. All screening must be done by an athletic trainer or designated healthcare professional. If an institution does not have an athletic trainer or healthcare professional on site, it will be the responsibility of the host institution to conduct all prescreening requirements for the visiting team(s). 

  1. Screening must include: 

    1. Monitoring of the temperature of each participant, specifically monitoring for a fever ≥ 100.4° 

    2. Observation or self-reported feelings of illness 

    3. Medical history questioning related to common COVID-19 indicators and exposure to the COVID-19 virus

The screening process will identify student-athletes, staff or other game-day participants who should be withheld from participation and referred for further evaluation or COVID-19 testing.

C. Removal from and Return to Competition or Practice 

If a student-athlete is withheld from participation through the screening process, he or she must:

1. Quarantine immediately for two-week period

2. Consult with a healthcare professional

3. Continue to be withheld from athletic activities until he or she receives a release from a healthcare professional or a negative PCR test.

TESTING 

Removal from and return to competition or practice, exposure to someone who tested positive, or tested positive.

 If a student-athlete tests positive, he or she must: 

  1. Isolate immediately for two-week period

  2. Consult with a healthcare professional

  3. Continue to be withheld from athletic activities until he or she receives a negative PCR test.



SPECTATORS 

Great Lakes Christian College will not have bleachers or seating for home outdoor events, as result spectators will be required to bring their own seating. Great Lakes Christian College will require that all local and state guidelines are followed. Temperature screenings will be required for spectators for indoor sporting events. Masks will be required indoors at this time unless the government states otherwise. Indoor sporting events will not allow ROAD fans. Indoor spectators will be limited to student athletes' family members, students, faculty, and staff. Social distancing measures will be followed for spectators at all events.

Indoor Events:

  • Great Lakes Christian College will follow all government and state mandates concerning group sizes for events.

  • Student Athletes will be allotted three family members per game. Student Athletes need to confirm their three attendees at least 48 hours prior to game date with Director of Athletics

  • Student Athletes will not be allowed to use other student athletes unused family member slots

  • If Student Athletes want to exceed their limit of three family members requests must be submitted one week prior to game date. Requests will be accommodated if possible.

  • Senior day will have special accommodations for student athletes and their families.

  • Families will be asked only to stay for their student athletes game, to make room for families of student athletes on the other team.

 

ROAD GAMES

All student athletes and coaches will be screened prior to departure for all trips. Anyone who does not pass screen protocols before departure will not be permitted to travel. Masks will be recommended for travel.

 

FACILITIES

  1. Road Teams/Other Game Personnel-

    1. There will be clear signage for entrances for opponents and officials. Teams and game personnel will enter through the side entrance of the Doty Center to avoid entering the same entrance as fans.

    2. Road teams and game personnel will have screening stations as they enter the building. After the screening process, teams and personnel will be shown to their locker rooms.

    3. Masks will be required when visiting the Athletic Trainer.

    4. The Athletic Trainer will have two training tables set up to accommodate the home team and road team.

   

  1. Sanitation

    1. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and training for athletic trainers and custodial staff will be available.

    2. Hand Sanitizer Stations will be installed throughout the Doty Center.

    3. Athletic training tables will be disinfected after each use.

    4. Locker Rooms will be sanitized before and after halftime as well as after the game.

      1. GLCC will not provide towels to opponents

    5. Water stations and benches will be disinfected after each game. In addition, fresh water in new water containers will be provided in between each game.

    6. Bleachers will be sanitized after each game.

    7. Shared equipment will be sanitized between games.

    8. Cleaning and Laundry Protocols can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html

  2. Weight Room

    1. Weight room cleaning procedures will follow the standards described at https://www.nsca.com/contentassets/61c0fb0a476149848de009f1630fa457/nsca-covid-19-rtt.pdf

    2. Social Distancing will be required in the weight room.

    3. Shirts and shoes are required in the weight room.

    4. Personal responsibility will be expected to maintain cleanliness and social distancing in the weight room.

  3. Masks

    1. Student athletes will be required to wear masks inside the Doty Center, masks will be allowed to be taken off before practice, game or while in the weight room. Expectations are that masks will be worn until on field or court.

    2. Mask rule will be subject to change based on government and local mandates.


  Great Lakes Community Responsibility Pledge

As a part of the Great Lakes On-Campus Community, I pledge to do everything within my power to keep my Great Lakes family safe from the dangers of COVID-19. I acknowledge that this begins with the responsibility for my own health, this leads me to responsibility for the health of others I am close to on campus and ends with the responsibility I have toward the health of the entire campus.

 

The Responsibility for my own Health:

  • Monitor myself for the symptoms of flu-like illness that could signal COVID-19 and immediately report to Student Life when I experience andy of the following:

    • Fever of 100.4 or higher

    • Dry Cough

    • Difficulty Breathing

    • Chills and repeated shaking with chills

    • Muscle Pain

    • Headache

    • Sore throat

    • The loss of taste or smell

  • Wash my hands with soap and water or with hand sanitizer if soap and water are unavailable

  • Get Vaccinated for the flu in the fall when flu shots are available

Why? Flu-like symptoms will trigger a COVID-19 response by the college, including using the quarantine housing for that student, thus using limited space for isolation. If the quarantine housing becomes full, it may trigger a shut down of face-to-face learning. It is in everyone's best interest to do whatever they can to limit the number of "false alarms" that the common flu can generate.

 

The Responsibility for Others I am Close to on Campus

  • Keep my clothing, personal items, personal spaces and community spaces clean and sanitized

  • Refrain from having off-campus guests in my dorm room

  • Cooperate with testing and contact tracing

  • Carefully follow Great Lakes' requirements to stay in place and quarantine 

 

The Responsibility for the Entire Campus

  • When I am off-campus, I will use every means possible to remain uninfected

  • Maintain appropriate social distancing

  • Stay in my dorm room or at home if I feel ill, have any of the symptoms listed above or have been exposed to someone who is ill or has tested positive for COVID-19

  • Wear an appropriate face mask in accordance with state guidelines

  • Be a positive and supportive member of the campus community

 

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