Ten health guidelines — protective measures against SARS-CoV-2

1. Coaches should obtain prompt updates on athletes’ health. If an athlete has fever, cough, shortness of breath, excessive fatigue or muscle aches, contact the federation’s or facility’s doctor. Do the same if you develop symptoms yourself.
2. Prefer your own means of transport to and from work. Wear a mask on public transport. On the team coach, athletes should sit one per row, at the end, alternating sides between rows, and wear masks.
3. Use only your own sports equipment at training, including clothing, stopwatches and whistles. Disposable gloves do not replace hand hygiene.
4. Wear a mask during indoor training. Avoid handshakes, hugs and friendly pats, and avoid touching your face. Keep two metres away from other people.
5. Plan training so athletes stay at least two metres apart. In team sports, divide athletes into the smallest possible groups and, where possible, keep the same group membership.
6. If training equipment is used, arrange for it to be disinfected after each athlete with a 1:10 bleach solution or 70% alcohol.
7. Ensure that changing rooms are not used and that toilets and physiotherapy rooms have been disinfected. Be extremely strict about this.
8. Medical staff and physiotherapists must wear masks while working. Physiotherapists must wash and disinfect their hands before each new treatment and, where possible, always work with the same assigned athletes.
9. Ensure that only essential staff are present with the athletes in the training area. Spectators are not permitted in the stands.
10. When travelling, follow the health protocols precisely for athletes’ transport, accommodation and meals.

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Download the Phase B clarification guidelines PDF.