The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that public health measures around outdoor sporting activities will be eased as part of Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap, set to commence on May 30. 聽Outdoor sports, originally included in Step Two of the Re-Opening Roadmap, will now be added to Step One. 聽Easing of measures for indoor sports remains in Step Two of the Re-Opening Roadmap.
The adjustment to the Re-Opening Roadmap is 小蓝视频 made recognizing the lowered risk of transmission in outdoor settings along with the successful uptake in Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccination effort in reducing the transmission of the virus.
"Saskatchewan people have reduced the spread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated," Premier Scott Moe said. 聽"So, the next time you drive by a field of happy kids playing softball or football or soccer, please know that you made that possible.聽 Saskatchewan people are putting those kids back on to the field by doing their part,聽 by rolling up their sleeves and sticking it to COVID."
Beginning May 30, 2021, competition and game play for outdoor team sports can proceed with the following requirements:
- Participants may not compete if they are feeling unwell.
- Players and coaches should be encouraged to screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to arriving to practice and play, using the self-assessment tool at聽.
- League play聽is allowed聽to resume; however, tournaments are not permitted at this time. 聽This will be revisited in Step聽Two聽of the Re-Opening Roadmap.
- No interprovincial travel. 聽Teams competing in regional interprovincial leagues need to contact the Business Response Team prior to beginning play.聽
- Capacity must聽be in compliance聽with the public health order for public outdoor gatherings for each playing surface or game area. 聽Public outdoor gatherings are set to expand to a limit of 150 people on May 30 as part of the Re-Opening Roadmap.聽 Common areas, such as those where there are multiple playing surfaces, must also聽be in compliance聽with gathering limits in the public health order.聽
- Individual and protective equipment聽should not be shared. 聽When helmets and bats or other equipment聽are聽shared, cleaning and disinfecting must occur between each use.聽
- Commonly touched equipment used for game play (e.g. game ball, football)聽is routinely replaced or disinfected during the course of practice or play.
- Coaches, officials, umpires, referees and players who are not on the field are not required to wear masks outdoors under the public health order. 聽However, masks聽may be worn聽if they are more comfortable with that layer of protection.聽
- No shaking hands, high-fives, etc.
- Spectators not from the same household should maintain two聽metres聽of physical distancing.
- Spectators must remain in designated areas. 聽Masks聽are not required to be worn聽outdoors under the public health order, but they may be worn if spectators are more comfortable with that layer of protection.
- Hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada (DIN or NPN) or soap and water handwashing stations should be available for participants and spectators.聽
- No sharing of water bottles.
- Public washrooms, when available, are cleaned and disinfected regularly, and soap and water or hand sanitizer is available.聽
- Contact information of the coaches, officials and players聽should be recorded by the home team and maintained in order to assist with contact tracing for 30 days in the case of a confirmed case of COVID-19.
