Mayor's COVID-19 First Amended Emergency Rule No. 14

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Mayor's COVID-19 First Amended Emergency Rule No. 14 Page 16 of 23 9. All Contact Sports Program operators and Non -Contact Sports Program operators shall ensure that: a. Physical distancing protocols and procedures exist, are communicated to and understood by all Participants and Non -Participants. b. Close contact engagements beyond those necessary to carry out Practices, Training and competitive play (e.g., huddles, high -fives, fist - bumps, post -game handshakes, team cheers, etc.) shall not be permitted. c. Specific considerations are implemented and enforced pertinent to the configuration and controlling physical features of the sports venue relative to the athletic activity engaged in including, but not limited to, maintaining unhindered access to entrances/exits, controlling queues, identifying and accounting for bottlenecks, respecting maximum occupancy of venues and portions thereof, etc. i) All Participants are screened for illness and symptoms of COVID-19 prior to entering the facility each time Practices, Training and competitive play will occur. ii) Participants and Non -Participants shall comply with the statewide face covering mandate contained in the Eighteenth Emergency Proclamation and any subsequent amendments. iii) There is no socializing in groups before or after designated times for Practices, Training, and competitive play. iv) Individuals from outside the Sports Program are limited in their interactions with Participants during drop off/ pick up. v) Any Participant who has tested positive for COVID-19 may not attend Practices, Training or competitive play until they are cleared for release from isolation according to CDC guidelines and cleared to return by a healthcare provider. vi) Any Participant exposed to a person with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 may not attend Practices, Training, competitive play, or any other activity of the Sports Program until they have completed quarantine following CDC guidelines. vii) All program activities are evaluated to identify and mitigate "high-risk" activities (shared equipment, incidental close contact, etc.) to reduce or prevent COVID-19 transmission. d. Individuals shall comply with any lawful requirements imposed by the Contact and Non -Contact Sports Program operator. e. Nothing in this section requires a public or private Contact or Non -Contact Sports Program to open or resume operations. 10. Persons may not engage in any contact sports (as defined in Item 8) activities in an impromptu or "pickup" manner of play at any time. 11. Persons may engage in appropriate non -contact sports (as defined in Item 9) activities in an impromptu or "pickup" manner of play provided they adhere to a County of Hawai' i is an Equal Opportunity Pttwider and Employer.