School Name

• All students-athletes and their families review the Calhoun Athletics Statement of Care.
• Students-athletes must have all required health and Athletics permission forms submitted on Magnus Health.
• Student-athletes will participate in an orientation session where health and safety expectations are shared and reviewed.

• In accordance with Calhoun policy, student-athletes will complete daily health screenings before coming to school.
• Daily health screening results apply to Athletics practices. Student-athletes who are not permitted to attend school based on their daily health screening result may not attend in-person practices that day.
• Student-athletes may not attend in-person practice sessions if they are not in school for class.

• All in-person student-athletes must participate in Calhoun’s weekly COVID-19 testing program. This should be done on their regularly scheduled testing day.
• If a student-athlete is not in school on their testing day, it is their responsibility to contact Nicole Nelson, Contact Tracing Director, for instructions on how to test for that week. Student-athletes who miss their weekly testing will not be permitted to attend school or practice until they are cleared by Nicole.
• Students who must quarantine due to an exposure must be cleared to return to school in order to return to athletics.

Middle School

• The gym will open for Middle School practices between 3:15-3:30pm daily.
• Coaches will meet student-athletes on the Middle School floors at 3:10pm for check-in, attendance, and a brief team meeting.
• Coaches and student-athletes will travel to their practice location together.

Upper School

• Morning Practices:
  • Student-athletes will meet the coaches and team at their designated meeting location.
     
• Afternoon Practices:
  • The gym will open for upper school practices between 4:45-5pm daily.
  • Student-athletes are not permitted to leave the building between their last class and the start of practice.
  • Student-athletes will attend a mandatory study hall between their last class and the start of practice. The study hall will be proctored by one coach. This will be a quiet space in which student-athletes are expected to maintain appropriate social distancing and complete school tasks or other work. Snacks will be provided.
  • Once student-athletes sign in to study hall, they are permitted to leave the building for up to 20 minutes to get additional snacks and/or for a mask break. They are required to return to study hall once the 20 minutes are up.

• All in-person sessions will be held in the 81st Street gym & 8M, on the Green Roof at 81st Street, or in Riverside Park.
• As of now, student-athletes will not travel by bus to off-site locations.
• Student-athletes should bring all equipment and school supplies with them to study hall/practice. Student-athletes will not be permitted to re-enter the building after an outdoor practice and will not be permitted to return to other floors after a practice in the gym or on the roof.
• Elevator use is off limits for student-athletes. Stairwell A is for going down and Stairwell B is for going up.

• According to NYS guidelines, training equipment (sport balls) may be shared.
• Student-athletes and coaches are required to wash/sanitize their hands at the start of practice and before and after drills requiring shared equipment use.
• All equipment will be thoroughly cleaned after every training session.

For every in-person class, student-athletes must bring:

• Personal Mask — mark mask with name/initials.
• Individual/personal water bottle, filled, with name/initials on the bottle.
• Sneakers.
• Optional: Individual/personal towel.

• Only coaches and registered student-athletes are permitted at in-person practice sessions.
• According to New York State guidelines, social distancing will be maintained whenever possible. Note: Sport safety guidelines vary by sport.
• Masks are required at all times.
• A no-touch rule is in effect. All individuals must avoid physical contact with others, including high fives, huddles, or other close contact occurring before, during and after workouts.
• Student-athletes are not permitted to congregate outside before, during or after a practice session.
• Elevators are off limits to student-athletes.
• Locker rooms are single occupancy.

• Hand sanitizer will be available for student-athletes.
• Staff will disinfect all equipment before, during, and after each training session.

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. The symptoms may range from mild to severe. Symptoms may include:

• Fever or chills (100.4 or Higher)
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore Throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

If you are sick with COVID-19 or think you are infected with the virus, STAY AT HOME. It is essential that you take steps to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your home or community.

Please notify your coach, Athletic Director (sabrina.zurkuhlen@calhoun.org), and School Nurse (lisa.moldowsky@calhoun.org).

• Every effort will be made to isolate the ill individual from others until the student-athlete can leave the session.
• The school nurse will be notified. Parents/guardians will be contacted immediately, and arrangements will be made for the student-athlete to be picked up.

Student-athletes will be required to have medical clearance from their physician or appropriate healthcare professional, determined to be non-contagious, fever-free (without fever-reducing medicine), improvement in respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath), no vomiting or diarrhea.

• These rules and policies apply to participation in all Athletics sessions.
• All in-person sessions are voluntary.
• Anyone with an underlying condition that puts them at greater risk should consult a physician prior to participating.
• If a student-athlete/family does not feel comfortable participating in any activity, they should contact their coach prior to the workout.
• Any student who cannot follow policies, procedures, and directions from the coach or other athletic staff will be asked to leave that day's activity.
• Calhoun School COVID policies and guidelines will be reviewed in addition to Athletic Department policies.