Blaine Wrestling Takedown Club

return to play protocol

Please adhere to our new policies set in place regarding COVID-19:

No athlete should present with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 within the last 14 days.
If an athlete has had a documented case of COVID-19, the athlete needs a note from a medical professional clearing the athlete for participation.
Wrestlers will need to wear a mask when entering and leaving building.They do not need to wear a mask during practice.

DROP OFF/PICK UP PROCEDURE:

Wrestlers must be dropped off and picked up.
Parents will not be allowed to watch practice in the building due to group size limitations.
Athletes will need to check in for a temperature check.
Should an athlete present with any symptoms, the parent/guardian will be called to pick up athlete.

TRAINING PROCEDURE:

Athletes will use designated area for changing shoes.
All gear is to remain inside athlete's personal bag.
Athletes will sanitize hands before training.
Athletes will be assigned a pod of 4, self included.
These pods will be given their own spot on the mat to reduce spread of germs.
There will be no sharing of clothes, shoes, drinks.
Water fountains will be unavailable. PLEASE BRING OWN WATER BOTTLE.

AFTER TRAINING:

Athletes should collect all gear and trash.
Athletes will sanitize hands at the completion of training.
Athletes must shower after each training session.
Athletes should clean all equipment after each training session.
Coaches will sanitize mats before and after each training session.
Athletes should meet their parents/guardians outside for pickup

if you...

have COVID-19, stay home until all three of these things are true:

You feel better. Your cough, shortness of breath, or other symptoms are better.
and
It has been 10 days since you first felt sick.
and
You have had no fever for at least 24 hours, without using medicine that lowers fevers.

had close contact with a person with COVID-19:
Being close generally means being less than 6 feet from someone with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more throughout a 24-hour period.

Get tested even if you do not have symptoms.

If your test results are positive, follow recommendations for cases of COVID-19 listed above. You may need to remain at home for longer than 14 days.
If your results are negative, you need to stay home for 14 days.
- If you develop symptoms after testing negative, get tested again.

COVID-19 Reporting

In the event that a participant, coach, or volunteer associated with our program tests positive for COVID-19, that case must be reported to Blaine Wrestling Takedown Club and the MN Department of Health [email protected].

This information with be held confidential as to the name of the player and their family. The confirmed information will be used for contact tracing and to notify the families in the training pod.

Email us at [email protected] and click here to submit an online form to the club.

In the event that anyone living with a participant, coach, or volunteer associated with our program tests positive for COVID-19:

Email us at [email protected] and click here to submit an online form to the club.

Notifying Families
Should a participant test positive for COVID-19, Blaine Wrestling Takedown Club will send communication to parents/guardians within any group connected with the participant who has tested positive. That athlete will then begin the quarantine process and not be able to return to events until confirmed they no longer have Covid-19 until the criteria listed above is met (no symptoms, 10+ days from onset and no fever).

Should a coach or volunteer test positive for COVID-19, all parents/guardians of athletes with whom that person has had interaction within the previous 7 days will be notified. That coach or volunteer will then begin the quarantine process and not be able to return to events until confirmed they no longer have Covid-19 until the criteria listed above is met (no symptoms, 10+ days from onset and no fever).

Should a person living with a participant, coach, or volunteer test positive for COVID-19, that athlete, coach, or volunteer will then begin a 14-day quarantine period and will not be allowed to return to events until they are confirmed to not have Covid-19 until the criteria listed above is met (no symptoms, 10+ days from onset and no fever).