NTH recently implemented some new policies and procedures related to keeping kids healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Masks: “Keep kids playing. Wear a mask!”
- Coaches are required to wear masks during practice sessions and games.
- Parents who attend practices and games are requested to wear masks and observe social distancing advisements.
Practice vests will be issued to players:
Coaches will provide a hi-vis pink practice vest (we call them “bellies”) to each player. We distributed vests to most of our players during team camp. We’ll finish distribution during our first week of practice.- Players should customize their vests with either initials and uniform number on the label, or some type of ID on the vest itself (creativity alert!). Players should bring their vests to every practice and game.
- Launder on your own schedule.
- When an activity requires practice vests, we’ll ask players to get their own vests from their backpacks.
- Purpose: Reduce or eliminate vests (and potentially germs) being shared by multiple players.
Training equipment:
- The young kids love to pickup cones and help move goals! But those jobs now become the sole responsibility of the coaches.
- Purpose: Reduce or eliminate players handling high-touch items.