COVID-19 Procedures & Policies for Practices

We will adapt and follow all current Oregon Health Authority/City of Hillsboro health guidelines as needed

Players’ COVID-19 Responsibilities

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct applicable to players and the Hillsboro United COVID-19 Responsibilities
• Monitor personal health – tell your parent/guardian and stay home if you feel ill
• Arrive 15 minutes before practice so that your temperature can be taken, you can answer the screening questions
• Put on your gear – pinnie or game uniform, cleats, & goggles/helmets – before you come onto the field
• Leave your bags and any extra gear in your vehicle
• Wear a face mask at the facility and on the field at all times – before, during, and after practice
• Practice social distancing – no physical contact is allowed before, during, or after practice – no high fives, handshakes, hugs, etc.
• Wash or sanitize your hands before you come onto the field, and again when you leave
• Bring your own water bottle and place it next to one of the cones placed on the field for players’ use
• Do not share your water bottle or any of your equipment with any other players
• Do not handle team equipment – balls are to be picked up with sticks only
• Use the restroom before you come to your practice, game, or other event to minimize restroom usage at the facility
• Have your parent/guardian notify Hillsboro United if you are found to have COVID-19 or have been directed to isolate/quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19

Parents’ COVID-19 Responsibilities

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct applicable to parents and the Hillsboro United COVID-19 Responsibilities
• Familiarize yourself with and share with your player(s) these COVID-19 guidelines before attending any practice, game, or other event
• Monitor the personal health of your player(s) – keep her at home if she feels sick
• Complete the health survey on the day of practice, game, or other event for your player(s) – prior to arrival
• Avoid carpooling with others outside your immediate household whenever possible
• Wear a face mask / face shield at all times outside of your vehicle while at the field / facility – once your player(s) is checked in and cleared to play, return to your vehicle
• Practice social distancing while at the field / facility – do not congregate on the sidelines, on the field, in the facility, or in the parking lot
• Ensure your player(s) has all of her equipment – pinnie or game uniform, cleats, and goggles/helmet – before she she comes onto the field
• Ensure your player(s) has her own water bottle
• Ensure your player(s) uses the restroom before she comes to practice, game, or other event to minimize restroom usage at the facility
• Notify Hillsboro United if you or your player(s) is found to have COVID-19 or have been directed to isolate/quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19

HIllsboro United’s COVID-19 Responsibilities

• Adopt a Return to Play plan, submit it to the required party(ies), share it with coaches, players, and parents, and post it on Hillsboro United’s website
• Adopt the US Lacrosse Waiver/Release for Communicable Diseases including COVID-19 and ensure all coaches and parents/guardians sign it prior to participation in any event
• Obtain information during player registration and/or onsite during player check-in that supports contact tracing: player name, drop-off / pick-up time, family member doing drop-off / pick-up and contact information, and staff name and contact information
• Designate a primary person to communicate updates on all COVID-19 requirements to coaches and parents/guardians as needed
• Track player attendance at practices, games, and other events
• Provide a process for coaches and parents/guardians to notify Hillsboro United if they or a player is found to have COVID-19
• Notify local public health authority of any confirmed COVID-19 cases among coaches or players
• Should a player have or be directly exposed to COVID-19, work with the family to determine eligibility to return to play
• Monitor COVID-19 public health guidelines rom the Oregon Governor and Oregon Health Authority
• Remind coaches, players, and families of healthy behavior while on the field/at the facility
• Create a stable (same, week to week) cohorts of ten (10) or fewer players, and limit the number of cohorts per practice as required by the Governor, OHA, etc.
• Provide santitation stations at the field/facility

Coach Responsibilities

• Follow any guidelines notied in the Club Responsibilities section
• Monitor personal health – stay home if you feel sick
• Complete the health survey on the day of the event, prior to arrival
• Wear a face mask once at the field or facility
• Practice social distancing yourself and ensure players do so – no physical contact is allowed before, during, or after practice - no high fives, handshakes, hugs, etc.
• Wash or sanitize hands before and after each practice, game, or other event – and between work with each cohort (if applicable)
• Ensure all players have their own equipment
• Ensure only coaches handle team equipment (balls, cones, goals, etc.)
• Notify Hillsboro United if you are found to have COVID-19 or have been directed to isolate/quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19

Field / Facility Guidelines

• Santitation stations will be provided / present during practices, games, and other events
• Cones will be placed at least 6’ apart as locations for players to place their water bottles during practice
• Separate entrances and exits will be used at the facility

Event Guidelines

• Coaches and players mst be healthy as defined by Hillsboro United’s “day of the event” survey, have their temperature checked at the field / facility, and not have a fever of > 100.3
• At the conclusion of each practice, game, or other event, players must gather up their belongings and leave the field / facility through the designated exit
• Coaches will ensure all team equipment (balls, goals, etc.) have been cleared and cleaned as needed