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WYFH COVID-19 Safety Protocols

This page will be updated as more guidance is sent out by local and state health officials.

Healthy Practices:

Players/coaches must wear face masks at all times, if mandated by state and local health officials.
- Effective May 18, 2021, the mask mandate has been lifted for youth sports. WYFH will not require masks to be worn outside.
Players/coaches should wash hands and face prior to and after practice or game.
Players should bring and use their own hand sanitizer.
If a player or coach is ill in any way, they should not come to practice or game.
If a player/coach presents or has been exposed to someone with COVID-19, please do not come to practice or game.
Please also notify WYFH (admin@wellesleyfieldhockey.com).
If a player/coach has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not come to practice or game. Please also notify WYFH (admin@wellesleyfieldhockey.com).
If a player is injured during practice or a game, their parent/caregiver will be notified by a coach and must be picked up immediately.
All players and coaches should practice good general health habits, including maintenance of adequate hydration, consumption of a varied, vitamin-rich diet with sufficient vegetables and fruits, and getting adequate sleep.

Drinks and Snacks:

Players, coaches, and umpires should bring their own personal drinks to all team activities. Drinks should be labeled with the person’s name.
There should be no use of shared or team beverages.

Player Equipment:

Players should have their own individual equipment such as goggles, gloves (as applicable), field hockey stick, shin guards and mouth guard.
Measures should be enacted to avoid equipment sharing when feasible. WYFH will not allow sharing of ANY equipment, other than field hockey balls.
Player’s equipment (e.g. bags, goggles, field hockey sticks, gloves, etc.) should be cleaned and disinfected after each use by a parent/guardian/caretaker, where applicable.

These protocols are subject to change as Massachusetts guidance is provided by state and local officials and board of health during COVID-19.

Governing documents used in these guidelines: