MN – Winter Season Competition January 12, 2021 Today’s Invitees

State Entities USOPC Affiliates • Minnesota Twins • St. Paul Parks & Rec • Minnesota Amateur Sports • Special Olympics MN • MN Cycling • Kokoro Commission • MN Youth Athletic Services (MYAS) • MNUFC • Homegrown Lacrosse • Minnesota State High School League • MN Youth Soccer Local Groups, Associations, Leagues, & • Minnesota Recreation and Park • MN Department of Health Facilities Association • MN Softball • MN Department of Education • MIAMA • North High School • Minnesota Swimming • MN Information & Technology • YMCA North • City of Mankato • Minnesota Hockey • MN Assoc. of School Administrators • Autism Society of Minnesota • League of Minnesota Cities • USTA Northern • National Sports Center • Club 43 Volleyball/Basketball • MN • Norden Strategies • St. Paul Public Schools • City of Skate • St. Paul Club • Twin Cities Soccer League • Metro League • MN USA Wrestling • AKA Sports • MN Weightlifting • ISD 196 • MN Youth Ski League • North Shore • USA Volleyball • MPRB • USA Track & Field Today’s Agenda

1. Welcome 2. Message from the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission 3. New Resources – Sports Guidance, EO, Facility Guidance 4. New COVID-19 Reporting Tool for Sports 5. Updated Youth/Adult Sports Guidance 6. Seated & Entertainment Venue Guidance 7. Mask Requirement & FAQ’s 8. Appendix 1. MDH Decision Tree 2. CDC Quarantine Procedures 3. CDC recommendation on household exposures Message from MASC New Guidance & EO’s

• New Sports Guidance (Updated 1/6) https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/sportsguide.pdf

• Executive Order 21-01 (1/4) https://mn.gov/governor/assets/Executive%20Order%2021- 01%20Signed%20and%20Filed_tcm1055-462272.pdf

• Indoor Venue Guidance (Updated 1/6) https://staysafe.mn.gov/individuals-families/entertainment-venues.jsp COVID-19 REPORTING TOOL

COVID-19 Case Reporting Form for K-12 Schools, Childcares, Youth Camps, and Sports Programs • https://redcap.health.state.mn.us/redcap/surveys/?s=KKWLDH3ARC • Must Enter • Today’s Date • Reporter’s Name • Reporter’s Email • Reporter’s Title • If this is or isn’t the first case in your location • In addition to using redcap for reporting, the covid-19 coordinators can also choose to report or contact us for questions, or template letters at our sports in box ([email protected]) Latest Sports Guidance

• If you operated in the summer or fall the guidelines are very similar • Starting Jan. 4, 2021, practices for organized youth and adult sports may resume. Practices cannot exceed pod sizes of more than 25. • Starting Jan. 14, 2021, games and scrimmages with other teams may begin. • Face coverings must be worn by all people at all times, including practices and games, with only a few exceptions (see Follow Face Covering Requirements section, below). • Concessions and entertainment are discouraged at this time. Practice Requirements

• Participants must maintain 6 foot social distancing when not actively playing (team meetings, side lines, waiting for a turn). • Keep practices small in size. For youth and adult organized practices or training (non-game or competition activities), create pods. Pod sizes cannot exceed 25 people per pod, either inside or outside. • A “pod” is a group of people that only practice or play with members of their own pod, which limits the potential for transmission in the event of an exposure or outbreak. Teams and organizations are responsible for ensuring that members of different pods do not practice together, interact, or otherwise come into close contact while organized sports are occurring. • Pods must either practice in physically separate rooms, facilities, or areas, or steps must be taken to ensure that pods are kept separated by a distance of no less than 12 feet at all times. • Teams must also avoid reassigning to different pods to the maximum extent possible. • The smaller the pod size, the more the team can minimize broader transmission of COVID19 among teammates, so teams are strongly encouraged to create pods that are smaller than the maximum of 25. Game Requirements

• The following requirements apply to games, once they are allowed starting January 14: • For competitions held indoors, if 12 feet can’t be maintained between the participants in the game (athletes, coaches, student managers, timekeepers) and the spectators, participants must be included in the total capacity count. • If spectators and participants can be clearly separated by at least 12 feet, then participants do not need to be included in the total capacity count. • For practices, spectators and participants all contribute to the total capacity limit of the event space, regardless of spacing between spectators and participants. Entertainment Venue Guidance

• As of January 11, indoor entertainment will be permitted in addition to all of the outdoor entertainment opportunities we enjoy in the winter. • Indoor events and entertainment – like bowling alleys, movie theaters and museums – may be open at 25 percent capacity, with no more than 150 people in attendance. • Outdoor events and entertainment can continue at 25 percent capacity with a maximum of 250 people. • Masks are required. • No food service is permitted after 10:00pm. • Food and drink may be served at outdoor venues, but not after 10:00pm. You must be seated in order to eat or drink. Guidelines for outdoor or indoor dining must be followed. Self-Contained Spaces

• Self-Contained Spaces: If individual occupant capacities are established for separate self-contained spaces within an indoor seated venue in accordance with established building codes or fire-codes (e.g. fire-rated walls of multiple compartmentalized theaters within a complex), an indoor seated venue may allow occupancy of each self-contained space in accordance with the following requirements: • The number of patrons in each self-contained space is no more than 25% of the rated occupancy limit, not to exceed 150 patrons; • The maximum number of patrons for the entire venue (both indoors and outdoors and counting all self-contained spaces) does not exceed 750 • http://dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/COVID_19_preparedness_plan_re quirements_indoor_seated_venues.pdf Self-Contained Space Continued

• The number of persons allows for social distancing of at least 6 feet between persons to be consistently maintained throughout the venue. • Each self-contained space must function independently of other self-contained spaces. Patrons are only permitted to be assigned to and access one “self-contained space” per event or per day and are not permitted to access other “self-contained spaces” – even if only to enter and/or exit the venue. Patrons are not permitted to enter other “self- contained spaces”, nor comingle/congregate with patrons from other “self-contained spaces” while at the venue. • Each self-contained space must have entrances and exits that are separate, distinct and independent from those of other self-contained spaces. Entrances and exits for each self-contained space shall be used only by patrons of the respective self-contained space. • Each self-contained space must maintain sanitation facilities—including restrooms and handwashing facilities--that are separate, distinct and independent from those of other self-contained spaces and not shared with or utilized by patrons of other self-contained spaces. • If offered, each self-contained space must maintain concessions, merchandizing, and similar facilities that are separate, distinct and independent from those of other self- contained spaces, and not shared or utilized by patrons of other self-contained spaces. Face Mask E.O.

EO 20-01 (7, iiv, C): Notwithstanding paragraphs 10.a and 10.b of Executive Order 20-81, face coverings must be worn by all persons at all times, except when participating in activities that would involve soaking or submerging a face covering in water, such as swimming or showering. FAQ’s About the Requirement to Wear Face Masks https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/facecoverfaq.ht ml#helmet Masks, Helmets, Face Shields

• Face coverings are known to provide protection against the spread of COVID-19. Executive Order 20-81 defines a face covering as a covering made of cloth or similar material (ideally consisting of at least two layers) that covers the nose and mouth. Effective face coverings must not incorporate valves, mesh, openings, holes, or visible gaps. Unless stated otherwise in this FAQ or the Stay Safe Guidance for Organized Sports, face coverings meeting this definition must be worn by all athletes participating in organized youth and adult sports. • Some helmets may interfere with wearing a face covering safely or effectively, particularly in the case of younger athletes. Certain equipment manufacturers have developed face shields that attach to helmets and are specifically designed to provide protection against the splashes, sprays, and aerosols that can lead to COVID-19 transmission. While these face shields are a less protective option than face coverings, they may provide some protection. When worn in compliance with manufacturer’s instructions, athletes can consider these face shields as an alternative option when a helmet paired with a face covering poses identified safety concerns. Any face shield worn as a face covering alternative must cover the entire face, extend to the ears and below the chin, and must not have exposed gaps or vents near the eyes, mouth, or nose. Appendix https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/exguide.pdf CDC - Who Needs to Quarantine?

• People who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19—excluding people who have had COVID-19 within the past 3 months. • People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to 3 months as long as they do not develop symptoms again. People who develop symptoms again within 3 months of their first bout of COVID-19 may need to be tested again if there is no other cause identified for their symptoms. • What counts as close contact? • You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more • You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19 • You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them) • You shared eating or drinking utensils • They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you Household Exposures

When to start and end quarantine when exposed to a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

Scenario 1: Close contact with someone who has COVID-19—will not have further close contact Your last day of quarantine is 14 days from the date you LAST had close contact.

Scenario 2: Close contact with someone who has COVID-19—live with the person but can avoid further close contact Your last day of quarantine is 14 days from when the person with COVID-19 began home isolation Household Exposures Continued

Scenario 3. Under quarantine and had additional close contact with someone who has COVID-19 You will have to restart your quarantine from the last day you had close contact with anyone in your house who has COVID-19. Any time a new household member gets sick with COVID-19 and you had close contact, you will need to restart your quarantine. Date of additional close contact with person who has COVID-19 + 14 days = end of quarantine

Scenario 4: Live with someone who has COVID-19 and cannot avoid continued close contact You should avoid contact with others outside the home while the person is sick, and quarantine for 14 days after the person who has COVID-19 meets the criteria to end home isolation. Date the person with COVID-19 ends home isolation + 14 days = end of quarantine

Visit CDC website for calendar visualization of each scenario - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html Questions, Comments, Discussion