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2020-21 Club Sports Re-Registration

Date Submitted:9/4/2020 1:26 PM Submitted by:Nolan Shipley

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Official Organization Name Men's Lacrosse Club

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Organization Description Summary The Men's Lacrosse Club was established in 2005 at the University of . The club works to provide students with the opportunity to participate in and enjoy a meaningful and competitive program in the sport of lacrosse.

Organization Description Our goal is to compete at the highest level of the sport while representing the . The club provides a very competitive lacrosse experience without the overwhelming pressure and time-commitment of Division I varsity lacrosse. Our student-athletes are expected to dedicate themselves to the team, but they are given the time needed to focus on academics.

Practices and Games:

Playing lacrosse at Arkansas is a year-round commitment. We recommend that student-athletes schedule classes that end by 5:00 p.m. daily. Ending classes as early as possible on Friday accommodates team to travel that may begin on Friday. Most games are played on the weekend.

Our club is a member of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). Within this national organization, there are now two divisions, ten conferences, and almost 200 teams. The Lacrosse Club competes in Division I of the Lone Star Alliance (LSA). The club is in the Northern Division of the LSA together with North , , Southern Methodist, Texas Christian, and Texas Tech, and travels and plays universities from other conferences as well. The LSA tournament is in late April. The winner of the tournament, along with the champions of the eight other conferences, get an automatic bid to the MCLA National Championship Tournament in mid-May. Seven other at-large bids go to the highest-ranked teams (that did not receive automatic bids) in the final regular season poll.

Organization Web Site URL https://hogsync.uark.edu/organization/mlax

External Website

Facebook Page URL

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Email [email protected]

Street 155 N Stadium Dr. HPER 225

City State/ProvinceZIP/Postal CodeCountry Fayetteville AR 72701

Phone Number Extension 479-575-4646

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How many members are in your organization? 35

Do you charge membership dues? Yes

If applicable, how much are your membership dues? If none, please type 0.00. 2,000

How often does your organization meet? Weekly or more frequently

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Interests

For Men Competitive Large Time Commitment Travel Team Outdoors

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Sports Community

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Club Sports - COVID-19 Response Plan

Overview

Write a plan for your club in each of the following scenarios, and be as specific as possible. Please make sure you are following all guidelines and/or restrictions given to you by club sports administrators. Once submitted, this document will be reviewed and sent back with any edits.

Utilize your officers and have this form submitted no later than Monday, August 31st. Clubs will not be allowed to facilitate activities (tabling, meetings, conditioning as a group) until this form has been approved.

As a group of officers, review the Safety Guidelines and Requirements (https://health.uark.edu/coronavirus/latest-information-for.php#students) to help guide the creation of your fall plans. The guidelines and plans only discuss in-person activities excluding travel. Student group travel outside of Washington County is prohibited until Spring 2021.

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Guidelines for Practices & Other In-Person Activities

No spectators will be allowed at club home events, practices, or special events. Clubs will also adhere to any ‘pod’ requirements. Pods can be created, assigned, and tracked for each practice and club event. If clubs would like to host a special event, they must notify their club's administrator to vet through the process.

Adherence to ADH Guidelines for Community and School Team Sports

This directive provides requirements for lifting limitations to community-based and school-sponsored team sports through a phased approach for adult athletes. Each phase has a set of General Requirements that apply across all team sports with specific requirements applied based on the nature of the contact required by the rules or conditions of the sport. Maintain minimum physical distancing of 6 feet between participants at all times, except when actively participating in the sport’s activity. Club sport student-athletes, coaches, and instructors must be screened prior to each activity by asking the following questions and excluded if the answer is yes.

Have had a fever of 100.4 F or greater in the last 2 days? Have a cough, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle aches (myalgias), sore throat, headache, recent loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea? Had contact with a person known to be infected with COVID-19 within the previous 14 days? Had a positive COVID-19 test in last 10 days? Waiting on the results of a test for COVID-19?

Per the state ordinance, face coverings that completely cover the nose and mouth are required for indoor sports. Face coverings are strongly encouraged for outdoor sports.

Student-athletes For outdoor sports, face coverings must be worn when not actively participating in an outdoor sports activity and there is not ample space to maintain physical distancing of six (6) feet between persons. Face coverings must be worn while actively participating if the face covering is not inhibitory to the activity. For indoor sports, face coverings must be worn at all times, except when a face covering is inhibitory while actively participating.

Coaches and Instructors Face coverings must be worn at all times for indoor and outdoor sports, except for a brief time when coach or staff member has physically distanced at least 12 feet from athletes and other staff.

An alcohol-based hand sanitizer or adequate handwashing facilities must be provided for use by all attendees. Sports equipment, restrooms, lockers, water fountains and other high touch surfaces must be sanitized frequently during each event.

Avoid non-sport-related personal contact at all times. This includes, but is not limited to, huddles, high-fives, hand shaking, fist bumping, and chest bumping.

Close-Contact Team Sports

These club sports have been identified as Close-Contact activities: Ballroom Dance Boxing Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Soccer, Men's & Women's Quidditch Racquetball Rugby, Men's & Women's Ultimate, Men's & Women's Volleyball, Men's & Women's

Team practice is now permitted. This includes intra-squad scrimmages (within the same team), simulated competition, and drills that require physical or close contact between team members. Inter-squad competition between different teams remains prohibited at this time. Conditioning and training may also occur if the following conditions are implemented, in addition to the General Requirements:

Group size must be sufficiently limited to maintain 6 feet between each person, including staff, whenever in an indoor or outdoor enclosed space. When using weight rooms, practicing calisthenics, running, or other conditioning training where vigorous exercise occurs must maintain proper spacing from others by working out with 12 feet between each person. When appropriate, participants should provide their own equipment. If shared equipment is used, disinfection is required frequently during each event or between each use when possible. This would not preclude activities such as playing catch where a ball is tossed back and forth between players.

Limited-Contact Team Sports

These club sports have been identified as Limited-Contact Team Sports Badminton Baseball Bass Fishing Cycling Disc Golf https://hogsync.uark.edu/submitter/organization/mlax/registrationsubmission/print/33752701 7/10 9/14/2020 Print Submission

eSports Golf Running Shotgun Sports Swimming Tennis Triathlon Water Ski

Practices may be permitted if the following conditions are implemented:

Player group size must be sufficiently limited to maintain 6 feet between each person, including staff, whenever possible. When using weight rooms, calisthenics, or other conditioning training must maintain proper spacing from others by working out with 12 feet between each person. UREC Sports Supervisor will also verify clubs submit practice attendance document via an online document.

When appropriate, participants should provide their own equipment. If shared equipment is used, disinfection is required frequently during each event or between each use. Running events (marathons, 5 or 10Ks, and endurance races) are permitted. However, event starts must be staggered and starting places marked to maintain a physical distance of six feet between participants at the start of the event.

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Your Club's Plan for Practices & Other In-Person Activities

Pods are clusters of smaller groups within your club to assist with managing physical distancing and the number of people on-site for your club during a scheduled activity. What does a modified pod practice and/or conditioning look like for your group? Does your club have a direct relationship with a national umbrella organization? If so, what's your competition schedule projected to be this fall? Do they have any expectations for your operations that must be included in your planning? What infrastructure will your organization put in place in order to meet the expectation that all in-person activities track attendance? If your organization typically requires transportation to club practices off-campus, how will you navigate safety practices?

• What does a modified pod practice and/or conditioning look like for your group? A: Split up team into smaller groups to run through drills and spread out across the field • Does your club have a direct relationship with a national umbrella organization? If so, what's your competition schedule projected to be this fall? Do they have any expectations for your operations that must be included in your planning? A: We do have a National governing body, they have no expectations for us to play this fall, that is decided by every individual team, we do usually travel to a scrimmage tournament in November but we are awaiting travel approval from university • What infrastructure will your organization put in place in order to meet the expectation that all in-person activities track attendance? A: We are going to have a check-in screening process and keep track of records in an excel sheet, this will include temperatures and answers to all screening questions stated above. • If your organization typically requires transportation to club practices off-campus, how will you navigate safety practices? A: We don’t require travel to practices off-campus.

Recruitment & Retention (enter your club's plan in the blank space below) What initiatives are essential to your organization’s ability to pursue your mission? What is most important for your organization to focus on during the fall semester? After reviewing the Safety Guidelines & Requirements (https://health.uark.edu/coronavirus/latest-information-for.php), how will your club adjust recruitment and retention efforts? What new risks might be associated with the way you typically conduct your operations? And how will you consider mitigating these risks? (Specific plans will be required for all in-person events/activities as they are scheduled). With reduced in-person experiences, how will your organization build and enhance connection and relationships between members? If your organization takes new members in the fall semester, how will you on-board these newest members AND build a sense of community with reduced in-person experiences? How do you plan to communicate with members of your organization about the steps you will be taking to reduce risks? How will you create expectations for membership responsibility and hold members (and officers) accountable if they don’t adhere to your guidelines AND university guidelines while participating in club activities? Are there organization requirements (from your bylaws) that you need to temporarily adjust/suspend for operations under pandemic conditions? (attendance, service hours, etc.) How will the organization engage members who have chosen to remain fully remote from campus in the fall semester?

• What initiatives are essential to your organization’s ability to pursue your mission? A: Full field for everyone to practice social distancing, have everyone be at practices at the same time • What is most important for your organization to focus on during the fall semester? A: Being safe and introducing players to the program and expectations for future participation. • After reviewing the Safety Guidelines & Requirements, how will your club adjust recruitment and retention efforts? A: Virtual contact and meetings with players, contacting recruits online. • What new risks might be associated with the way you typically conduct your operations? And how will you consider mitigating these risks? (Specific plans will be required for all in-person events/activities as they are scheduled). A: COVID-19 is the biggest new risk for our team to conduct operations typically, we are going to set up requirements for check ins and face masks to be worn at all times. • With reduced in-person experiences, how will your organization build and enhance connection and relationships between members? A: Through virtual communication and socially distanced meetings of small groups • If your organization takes new members in the fall semester, how will you on-board these newest members AND build a sense of community with reduced in-person experiences? A: Weekly team bondings via zoom or appropriate socially distanced guidelines by splitting up members into smaller groups. • How do you plan to communicate with members of your organization about the steps you will be taking to reduce risks? A: Groupme, Emails, and Zoom will be our primary form of communicating guidelines and expectations to all members before in person practices begin. • How will you create expectations for membership responsibility and hold members (and officers) accountable if they don’t adhere to your guidelines AND university guidelines while participating in club activities? A: Officers will be setting the standard and enforcing ALL guidelines set in place. If members are not adhering to these guidelines they will be asked to leave or won’t be able to participate in future in-person activities, Unless corrected. • Are there organization requirements (from your bylaws) that you need to temporarily adjust/suspend for operations under pandemic conditions? (attendance, service hours, etc.) A: We will we need the ability to refund players if our season is canceled by our national governing body, or if activities on campus do not permit us to play. • How will the organization engage members who have chosen to remain fully remote from campus in the fall semester? A: We will engage and update members through groupme & social media so they can stay in touch until they can participate in Future activities during the Spring Semester.

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Constitution

Uploaded File: Arkansas_Men's_Lacrosse_Constitution_2020-2021.pdf

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