FACILITY AND TEAM CAMP GUIDELINES

SAFETY GUIDELINES TO HELP MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

COVID-19 Restrictions The health and safety of our participants is first and foremost in our minds as we set out on this season. Restrictions will be in place until such time as COVID-19 is no longer in the pandemic stage. These restrictions are to preserve the health and safety of our participants as well as allow the facilities we use to remain open for business. Those violating any of the restrictions will be asked to leave the premises and not return.

SPECTATORS: Each team is restricted to a maximum of 3 spectators. Spectators are designated for the entire day - they may not be switched out between matches. Active coaches and players on the roster and in attendance do not need a wristband. Everyone else in attendance is considered a spectator and must have a wristband.

TEAM CAMPS: Team camp areas should be restricted in size to provide social distancing and allow for the players and coaches to be present in the team camp.

MASKS: Everyone who comes into the gym must wear a masked at all times. This includes the players actively playing on the court.

TEMPERATURE CHECKS: Coaches are required to record the temperature of each person on the roster and who is present on game day. The temperature recordings are to be turned in at check-in.

Spectators will be required to have their temperature taken - and name and contact info taken - for contract tracing purposes. The names of the spectators for the day will be written on the roster and checked at the door.

TEAM MEDICAL KITS: Coaches are responsible for bringing their own team medical kit consisting of medical supplies and ice packs. Sites are not responsible for providing these amenities. Site directors can only call 911 in the event a medical emergency occurs.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND COACHES' MEETINGS

GAME DAY ATTENDANCE: PLEASE!!! Let the Arizona Region Office know if you will not be at the tournament PRIOR to Saturday."No-Show" teams will be fined $100. Teams who do not show up for tournaments create a big scheduling problem at the site location.

With the COVID-19 protocol canceling the Coaches' Meetings at our tournaments, some teams look at the format and realize they play 2nd and are not checking in a half hour prior to start. This makes the team late. Teams not checked in a half hour prior to start time risk being formatted out of the event as a no-show.

Coaches - please have your teams on site and ready to play at the start time even if they are to referee first round. A "no-show" at start time will change the division format immediately. Everyone needs to be ready to play.
Coaches you must be available during ref assignments to help with scorekeeping and officiating.

APRIL 2, 2021: Coaches Meetings Reinstituted

Coaches meetings will again be held at all tournaments. The coaches meetings will be held 1/2 hour prior to the wave start time. All teams are to be checked in prior to the coaches meetings. Teams that are not checked in prior to the coaches meetings will be assessed an 8 point penalty in their first match of the day. At check in a signed and dated roster is required to be turned in to the site director and the coach must be in possession of the players' medical release forms. A parent representative is encouraged to attend with the coaches for them to disseminate the info discussed to the other parents in attendance.

Because of the close proximity of coaches/parents at the coaches meetings, please wear a mask to the meeting.

PURPLE CARD POLICY

Purple Card Policy is in effect.
- COACHES: You are responsible for your parent's behavior.

TEAM CAMPS

COACHES: You are responsible for your team camp are cleanup.
Trash and failure to follow facility rules are THE major sources of reluctance of athletic directors to let us use gyms. We need to do a much better job keeping food and drink, (including coffee and coolers), out of the gyms and taking our trash home!
Gym facilities are one of the most difficult parts of putting together a successful season. To that end, we MUST treat them with the utmost respect. Treat all facility personnel as if they have the authority to ask you to move your stuff because they do.

Keep your coffee, food and coolers outside.

NO COOKING OF ANY KIND This includes crock pots, hotplates, Sterno heated chafing dishes, barbeques, and anything which produces heat, etc., on the premises

Pick up all the trash around your bench area and your "camp" area

NO ALCOHOL on site

Please leave your televisions at home.

PACK IT IN - PACK IT OUT!
Due to the amount of trash accumulated and left at tournament locations, the AZ Region has enacted a pack it in/pack it out policy.

Whatever is brought to a tournament should be packed up and taken home to recycle, reuse, or dispose of at their own residence.

Site directors are spending more and more time cleaning up, facilities are spending more money for additional trash pickup following our events. This policy will help to reduce waste and trash at AZ Region events. In this day and age of "green", let's all do our part!

Food and beverages in the gym policy enforcement.

Any participant and/or spectator found with food/beverages (except for water in closed containers) in the gym will incur a 13 point penalty for their team in their next match.
A report will be filed with the AZ Region Office.

Further violations by the same team will result in a $200 fine for each occurrence. The fine must be paid before the team will be allowed to continue participating.