North America - Sport Specific Considerations & Resources Sport Risk Assessment Low Risk Sports 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 Bocce - Singles Bocce - Doubles / Team* Handball Tennis - Singles Tennis - Doubles Basketball* Badminton - Singles Badminton Doubles Netball Table Tennis - Singles Table Tennis - Doubles Flag Football* Cycling Gymnastics (Artistic)* Dance Sport Equestrian Gymnastics (Rhythmic)* Floor Hockey Golf Bowling Floorball Open Water Swimming Powerlifting* Triathlon Rollerskating Alpine Skiing Cricket Cross Country Skiing Baseball* Figure Skating Softball* Snowboarding Volleyball 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. 1 General Resources Government Agencies, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Aspen Institute Healthcare, Media & Research World Health Organization (WHO) Event Safety Alliance Multi-Sport Organizations USOPC NCAA Team USA NAIA Special Olympics 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 England 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 Flag Football 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 Australia 2 Summer Sports Governing Bodies & Resources Cont. Open Water Swimming Powerlifting Roller Skating USA Swimming USA Powerlifting Team USA Roller Sports USA Triathlon International Powerlifting World Skate Swim England Federation Federation International de Natation (FINA) Sailing Softball Swimming US Sailing USA Softball USA Swimming World Sailing Little League Swimming Canada 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 DanceSport Federation Figure Skating Floorball Floor Hockey 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) 3 .