The National Federation of High Schools has issued a recommended set of guidelines for states to use as they consider beginning a return to sports this fall.
Phase 1 includes all coaches and athletes being screened for symptoms of COVID, including a temperature check, prior to workouts. Those with positive symptoms should not be allowed to work out and should be referred to a doctor. The first phase also limits gatherings to no more than 10 people at a time, with no use of locker rooms, and workouts should be done in groups of 5-10 students who will always workout together while a six foot distance should be maintained.
Phase 2 would still require pre-workout screening, and while no more than 10 people can gather at a time inside, workouts outside will allowed to be scaled up to 50. If locker rooms are opened, individuals should observe the 6-foot social distancing guidelines at all times.
Phase 3 relaxes the pre-workout screenings to say that any person who has had a fever or cold in the past 24 hours shouldn’t be allowed to participate and attendance should be taken of every workout. Modified practices are recommended to begin for high-risk sports like football during this phase.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has not announced when fall sports would likely begin though practices for football and other fall sports are slated to begin in early July.