SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 01: Children playing football at the launch of the National Football Development Plan with its focus “Making Australia a World Leader in the World Game,” at Macquarie University Sporting Fields on November 1, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Phase 3 has started in MA, but a lot of people have been left scratching their heads after the latest announcement over youth sports. Phase 3 is now divided into low risk, moderate risk and high risk sports.
Lower Risk sports and recreation activities are characterized by:
• Sports or activities that can be done with social distancing
• Sports or activities that can be done individually
Moderate Risk sports and recreation activities are characterized by:
• Sports or activities that involve intermittent contact, but with protective equipment or mitigating
measures in place that may reduce the likelihood of respiratory particle transmission between
participants (e.g., wearing masks, modifying play)
Examples: Baseball, softball, crew/sailing (2-3 people in a boat), track and field, cross country, running
clubs, team swimming, volleyball, dance class, fencing, field hockey, no-contact lacrosse
Higher Risk sports and recreation activities are characterized by:
• Sports that involve close, sustained contact between participants, lack of significant protective
barriers, and high probability that respiratory particles will be transmitted between participants.
Examples: Football, wrestling, soccer, rugby, basketball, lacrosse, ice-hockey, competitive cheer, martial
arts, crew/sailing (more than 3 people in a boat), ultimate frisbee
For more information on the youth sports guidelines in MA, CLICK HERE
