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North America - Specific Considerations & Resources

Sport Risk Assessment

Low Risk that can be done with social distancing or individually with no sharing of equipment or the ability to clean the equipment between use by competitors. Sports that involve close, sustained contact, but with protective equipment in place that may reduce the likelihood of respiratory particle transmission between Moderate Risk participants OR intermittent close contact OR group sports OR sports that use equipment that can’t be cleaned between participants. Sports that involve close, sustained contact between participants, lack of High Risk significant protective barriers, and high probability that respiratory particles will be transmitted between participants.

Moderate & High Risk sports can still be active during early phases through individual skills training & development.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk Athletics - Running Events Athletics - Field Events / Relays Judo Swimming - Individual Events Swimming - Relays Competitive Cheer - Singles Bocce - Doubles / Team* Tennis - Singles Tennis - Doubles * - Singles Badminton Doubles Table Tennis - Singles Table Tennis - Doubles Flag * Cycling (Artistic)* Sport Equestrian Gymnastics (Rhythmic)* Floor Golf Open Water Swimming * Triathlon Rollerskating Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing * * Snowboarding Snowshoeing Sailing Speed Skating Football - Soccer Speed Skating Relays

*Could be potentially considered lower risk with appropriate cleaning of equipment and use of masks by participants.

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General Resources Government Agencies,  Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  Aspen Institute Healthcare, Media & Research  Health Organization (WHO)  Event Safety Alliance

Multi-Sport Organizations  USOPC  NCAA  Team USA  NAIA   NFHS  NRPA  USSSA

Not all Governing Bodies and Sport Federations currently have return to play information on their websites. Please continue to check the websites as you need sport specific information for updates. Summer Sports Governing Bodies & Resources

Athletics (Track & Field) Badminton Baseball  USA Track & Field  USA Badminton  USA Baseball  World Athletics  Badminton  Little League  Badminton World Federation  World Baseball Softball Confederation

Basketball Bocce Bowling  FIBA  SONA Bocce Training  US Bowling Congress  USA Basketball Considerations Sample  Brunswick Bowling Centers  Jr NBA  World Bowling  SONA Bowling Training Considerations Sample

Cricket Competitive Cheer Cycling  International Cricket Council  USA Cheer  USA Cycling  International Cheer Union  Union Cycliste Inernationale

Equestrian Football/Soccer  US Equestrian  NFL FLAG  US Youth Soccer  Federation Equestre Internationale  USA Football  Soccer Social Distancing (FEI)  Pop Warner  Elite Clubs National League  SONA Flag Football Training  Federation Internationale de Considerations Sample Football Association

Golf Gymnastics Handball  USGA  USA Gymnastics  USA Team Handball  Royal Ancient Golf Club of St.  Federation Internationale de  International Handball Federation Andrew's Gymnastique (FIG)

Judo Kayaking Netball  International Judo Federation  USA Canoe  International Netball Federation  USA Judo  International Canoe Federation (INF) (ICF)  Netball

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Summer Sports Governing Bodies & Resources Cont.

Open Water Swimming Powerlifting Roller Skating  USA Swimming  USA Powerlifting  Team USA  USA Triathlon  International Powerlifting  World Skate  Federation  Federation International de Natation (FINA)

Sailing Softball Swimming  US Sailing  USA Softball  USA Swimming  World Sailing  Little League  Swimming  Sports UAC  Federation International de  World Baseball Softball Natation (FINA) Confederation

Table Tennis Tennis & Pickleball Triathlon  International Table Tennis  U.S. Tennis Association (USTA)  USA Triathlon Federation (ITTF)  International Tennis federation  International Triathlon Union  USA Table Tennis (ITF)  USA Pickleball

Volleyball  USA Volleyball  Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)

Winter Sports Governing Bodies & Resources

Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Dance Sport  US Ski and Snowboard  US Ski and Snowboard  Dance USA  Federation Internationale de Ski  Federation Internationale de Ski  USA Dancing   World Federation

Figure Skating Floorball  U.S. Figure Skating  USA Floorball  SONA Floor Hockey Training  International Skating Union (ISU)  International Floorball Federation Considerations Sample  USA Hockey

Speed Skating Snowboarding Snowshoeing  US Speedskating  US Ski and Snowboard  US Snowshoe Association  International Skating Union (ISU)  Federation Internationale de Ski  World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF)

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