WHAT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN REGARDING COVID-19?
Baseball Camp Policies and Guidelines
Diamond Skills Baseball Camp has put in place the following set of policies, procedures and preventative measures which are designed to create a safe environment for players, coaches, volunteers, and members of their respective households and immediate families while they participate in Baseball Camp activities. These policies, procedures and preventative measures were developed in part based on guidance and recommendations provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the Orange County Health Agency to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These measures will allow Diamond Skills Baseball Camp to resume baseball activities, with certain modifications. These policies and procedures are subject to modification at any time in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines.
Please review the policies and procedures in their entirety. All persons participating in Diamond Skills Baseball Camp activities (coach, player, volunteer, parent) must abide by these policies and procedures to the full extent possible or risk being excluded from Diamond Skills Baseball Camp activities or asked to leave Diamond Skills Baseball Camp facilities or events.
The following policies and procedures apply at all times.
General Policies and Guidance
• The policies and procedures are focused on minimizing risk while still allowing for fun competition.
• The Baseball Camp staff will monitor activity on and around the field. Players, parents, coaches, and volunteers must adhere to all direction from camp staff.
• We will only implement this plan as permitted by applicable state and local restrictions. The plan is in addition to (not in lieu of) other requirements. All players, parents, volunteers, staff, and parents should follow local, state and federal guidelines for personal safety.
• If you or a member of your household is sick, please stay home.
• The plan will be reviewed regularly and adjusted for effectiveness or if/when government guidance changes.
• The plan has not been medically reviewed or approved.
• The plan provides guidelines, but we cannot guarantee adherence by all participants, parents, coaches, volunteers or spectators at all times.
• Families should make their own choices on participation and the best interests of their family and players.
• The Baseball Camp will communicate information and updates as needed to all staff, families, and volunteers by way of email, our website, social media, coach talks, and public announcements.
Drop-Off Procedures:
1. Parents are responsible for checking their player(s) temperature each day. If a player has a high temperature, please keep all players in your family home until evaluated by a medical provider and given the clearance to play.
Pick Up Procedures:
1. Players will be lined up with their coaches at 12 pm.
2. Please arrive on-time.
Sanitizing Hands and Equipment
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, after touching surfaces (doorknobs, light switches, gate latches, handles, etc.), or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Every player, coach and volunteer should have a bottle of hand sanitizer in his/her bag for their own use.
• Players, coaches and volunteers should apply hand sanitizer before they enter and exit the field and as often as possible during camp activities.
Contact with Other Players and Staff
• Players and coaches should take measures to prevent all but the essential contact necessary to participate. Handshakes, high fives, fist/elbow bumps, chest bumps, group celebrations are not permitted.
• To the extent feasible, players should remain at least 6 feet from all other players.
• Staff will educate and remind players about covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or their elbow, that spitting is not allowed, and that social distancing should occur to the extent feasible.
• Players, parents, staff, and volunteers should stay home if sick or if they have been around someone who is sick.
Family Members and Spectators
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, spectators should remain socially distanced at six feet apart from non-family members according to public health and safety guidelines.
Spitting, Sunflower Seeds, Gum
• Sunflower seeds, gum, etc., are not allowed.
• All players and staff are to refrain from spitting at all times.
Face Masks/Personal Protective Equipment
• All adult participants must wear cloth face masks at all times.
• Players should wear cloth face coverings when in close contact areas and in places where recommended social distancing is challenging or not feasible, such as in dugouts.
• Players will be permitted to wear a cloth face covering on the field during game play, if physically able to do so, based on any directive of a medical provider or individual determination of the player/parent/guardian.
• Continue to keep six feet between yourself and others. The cloth face covering is not a substitute for social distancing.
Equipment
• Players are not to share their equipment, including batter’s helmet, glove, bat, and catcher’s equipment.
Restroom Use
• Restrooms will be open and maintained by El Toro High School.
• Please wash hands before exiting.
Social Distancing
• All players, parents, coaches, volunteers and spectators are encouraged to continue social distancing on and off the field during an event. Practice social distancing of six feet wherever possible from individuals not residing within their household, especially in common areas.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home as much as possible.
• All guidance from local, state and federal officials regarding social distancing should be adhered to.
Self-Monitoring and Reporting
• All individuals should measure their body temperature to ensure that no fever is present prior to participating or attending each Baseball Camp event or activity. Anyone with symptoms of fever, cough, or worsening respiratory symptoms, or any known exposure to a person with COVID-19 should not attend any Baseball Camp activity until cleared by a medical professional.
• Any individual, including players, at risk for severe illness or with serious underlying medical or respiratory condition should only attend Baseball Camp activities with permission from a medical professional.
• The best protection for our players and families is for parents to keep players and family members home if showing any symptoms related to COVID-19.
• Players, parents, coaches, and volunteers who are sick or who have been around somebody who is sick should not come to the fields and should remain at home.
• If a player, parent, coach, volunteer or spectator who has participated or attended the Baseball Camp event becomes sick or begins experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, the Baseball Camp should be immediately notified so appropriate measures can be taken. Notice should be provided to Mike Gonzales, by emailing. In such a case, the camp will follow State guidelines for informing those individuals that may have been exposed, including protecting any personally identifiable information.
• Any individual with any of the following conditions should not attend a practice or game until evaluated by a medical provider and given clearance to do so:
Active COVID-19 infection
Known direct contact with an individual testing positive for COVID-19
Fever
Cough
Drinks & Snacks/ Snack Bar
• Participants, staff, and volunteers can bring their own personal food and drinks. Drinks should be labeled with first and last name.
• Individuals should take their own drink containers home each night for cleaning and sanitation or use single-use bottles.
• No sharing of any food or beverage.
Non-Compliance with Policies and Practices
• There will be zero-tolerance for not complying with the policies and practices outlined in this document.
• If any player, parent, coach, or volunteer is refusing to comply with any of the Baseball Camp policy or procedure, or the instructions from any Baseball Camp staff, they can be removed from the field or facility, and their participation or attendance at future Baseball Camp activities could be denied.
• The Diamond Skills Baseball Camp staff shall take any action it deems appropriate for the non- compliance of any individual with The Diamond Skills Baseball Camp policies and procedures.