Arnold Klaers Baseball Field COVID-19 Safe Play Plan - 2020
Updated 6/24/2020
I. Baseball – Practice Sessions
Mandatory Protocols
• All athletes, coaches and umpires must maintain six feet distance between them whenever possible.
• Prior to entering the facility, each person must conduct daily self-assessments for symptoms, and stay home if experiencing symptoms.
• As best they can, players should not share any equipment.
• Participants bring your own water bottle.
II. Game Day
Mandatory Protocols
• All team personnel must maintain six feet of distance from any other person when feasible.
• Dugout/benches can be expanded further beyond home plate to allow for more social distancing
• Hand washing or hand sanitizing, when soap and water is not available, is strongly
recommended when arriving at and leaving the ballpark
III. Games
Mandatory Protocols
• All team personnel must maintain six feet of distance from any other person when feasible.
Additional Best Practice Recommendations
• Hand sanitizing is strongly recommended during practices and games.
• When there is contact of any kind in the field of play, players should resume physical
distancing when the play is completed.
• If our concession stand is open, people in line should observe MDH recommended physical distancing guidelines.
IV. Players and Team Personnel
Mandatory Protocols
• Participants shall use standard infection control hygiene (regular hand sanitization, avoid
touching face, wearing of masks if appropriate and desired);
• All participants must refrain from handshake lines, and any other physical contact
with fellow coaches, opposing coaches, players, umpires, and spectators.
• If player hits a homerun, no congratulating at home plate. Act like you’ve been there before.
V. Spectators
General Protocols
• Spectators are encouraged to maintain six feet of distance from any people not in your household.
• Spectators are expected to conduct self-assessment of COVID-19 symptoms, and must stay
home if experiencing symptoms.
• Hand washing or hand sanitizing, in the absence of soap and water, is strongly recommended
during the games.
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