COVID Protocol

Policies are constantly changing to ensure all MNPS athletes, coaches, and families stay safe during practices and meets. This information will be updated based upon CDC and TN Health Department recommendations.

PRACTICES:

1. No groups over 25 people may practice together.

2. Runners must maintain a space of at least six feet during practice.

3. Runners are required to wear face coverings before and after practice, but can remove masks during workouts.

4. Coaches will record temperatures before every practice. Any runner with a fever or showing symptoms of COVID will be asked to leave practice and not return until test has been administered or for 14 days.

MUST, MUST, MUST DOs:

• Everyone must wear a mask if not running.

• Everyone must bring a full water bottle.

• Temperatures will be checked before entering the practice space. Parents are asked to wait until runner’s temperature is taken before leaving.

• Runners will maintain six feet distance at all times during practice.

MEETS:

1. Everyone coming to the event must wear a mask at all times (athletes may remove mask to run but must put them back on after a cool down from the race).

2. Coaches and team members must enter the Cross Country meet entrance together. Athletes must wait at the entrance until the Coach arrives and leads them to their designated area.

3. Designated areas will be assigned to the Teams to set up tents. All team members must remain in the area until starting time. Runners may only leave to warm-up or use facilities with no socializing.

4. Coaches will be responsible to start and record their own teams individual times. Starting times may be staggered.

5. All athletes must be checked in by their Coach who will turn in the form from MNPS Athletic Director when entering. An athlete cannot be added to the roster after the Coach has entered the entrance.

6. All Athletes cannot leave the meet until they are escorted by their Coach out of the meet area.