RECOMMENDED LEVEL A, B, C ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT
Including considerations for sports medical servicing
As described in the ‘AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment’
LEVEL A
- Sporting activity should be solo or in pairs with at least 1.5m always be maintained between participants
- No physical contact
- No sharing of strength, sport-specific or exercise training equipment or communal facilities
- Online coaching and resources (e.g. videos, play books)
- Do not share drink bottles or towels.
- Do not attend training if unwell (contact doctor).
- Hand hygiene regularly during training (hand sanitisers) plus strictly pre and post training.
- No spitting and clearing of nasal/respiratory secretions on ovals or other sport settings
- No spectators unless required (e.g. parent or carer), limit to one per child if possible
Sports Medical Servicing
- All consultations undertaken via telehealth unless face to face is considered urgent
- Avoid all routine and non-essential manual therapy
- Five Moments for Hand Hygiene must be used to minimise the risk of transmission between health professionals and patients.
- Hygiene practises to include no bed linen except single use towels, cleaning treatment beds and key surfaces after each athlete.
- Minimum contact of non-essential surfaces to occur and hands on treatment should be kept to essential only.
LEVEL B
- Sporting activity can be conducted in small groups (not more than 10 athletes and/or other personnel in total) with adequate spacing (not more than 1 person per 4m2) *includes education
- Some sharing of sporting equipment permitted such as kicking a football, hitting a tennis ball, use of a skipping rope, weights, mats.
- Continue to avoid physical contact
- Non-contact skills training permitted. Accidental contact may occur but no deliberate body contact drills. No wrestling, holding, tackling or binding.
- Commercial gyms, bootcamps, yoga, Pilates, dance classes (not partnered), cycling ‘spin’ classes permitted if other measures are met.
- Communal facilities can be used after a sport-specific structured risk assessment and mitigation process is undertaken.
- Minimise use of communal facilities (e.g. gym, court) with limited numbers (not more than 10 athletes/staff in total).
- Have cleaning protocols in place for equipment and facilities. Disinfect high touch surfaces.
- ‘Get in, train and get out’ — be prepared for training prior to arrival at venue (minimise need to use/gather in change rooms, bathrooms)
- Hand hygiene (hand sanitisers) on entry and exit to venues, as well as pre, post and during training.
- Thorough full body shower with soap before and after training (preferably at home).
- Where possible maintain distance of at least 1.5m while training.
- No socialising or group meals.
- Separate spectators from athletes and maintain social distancing of at least 1.5m.
Sports Medical Servicing
- History taking and full consultations should be conducted via telehealth if practical.
- Face to face consults should be conducted from at least 1.5m apart when possible, and hands on treatment should be for essential conditions only.
- A single source therapist is recommended.
- During any essential manual therapy, it is recommended that the athlete and practitioner wear a face mask.
- All non-essential athletes and other personnel should avoid the treatment area and the number of people in treatment areas should be kept to a minimum, following social distancing guidelines.
LEVEL C
- Full sporting activity can be conducted in groups of any size
- Full contact permitted across competition, tournaments and matches including wrestling, holding, tackling and/or binding (e.g. rugby scrums)
- For larger team sports, consider maintaining some small group separation at training
- Return to full use of sporting facilities 9may be impacted by commercial restrictions)
- Continue hygiene and cleaning measures as per Level B.
- If massage beds being used, hygiene practises to include no bed linen except single use towels, cleaning treatment beds and key surfaces after each athlete and hand hygiene.
- Minimum contact of non-essential surfaces to occur and hands on treatment should be kept to essential only.
- Multi Event rooms remain a risk and time spent here should be minimised with adequate space/separation.
- Non-essential personnel should be discouraged from entering change rooms.
- Limit unnecessary social gatherings
Sports Medical Servicing
- Full manual therapy services can be conducted.
- Non-essential athletes and other personnel should continue to avoid treatment areas.
- Enhanced hygiene measures and social distancing should be maintained.
Para-Athletes Sports
- Para-athletes require individualised consideration and assessment through all Levels (A, B, C) of a return to sport.
- Some para-athletes will have medical conditions that will require detailed planning and consultation with their regular treating medical team prior to a return to formal training/competition, or progression through Levels A, B, C.
- Specific para-athlete equipment (e.g. wheelchairs, prostheses) will require regular cleaning (for all levels).
- For sport specific guidelines for Levels A, B, C, refer to the relevant sport heading in the ‘AIS Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment’ document