COVID -19 Information
We are working hard to keep your child and our staff as safe as possible. As a result,
we are still following several COVID 19 protocols including smaller class sizes, fewer athletes in the gym, enhanced cleaning and limiting spectators. In registering for our programs, you are consenting to these protocols.
Protocols at the Gym
Before Training
All club members, parents and staff will be required to complete a declaration form stating their understanding of COVID-19 as well as their responsibility to self regulate.
Participants and staff should not enter the facility if either they have had an onset of an illness with suspected or lab-confirmed COVID-19 related symptoms in the past 5 days.
Masking for all staff and athletes will be optional.
Athletes will arrive at the gym changed. The washrooms will be open for limited use and will be cleaned regularly.
Athletes will arrive with a gym bag or tote containing all of their personal items.
Immediately upon entering the gym athletes will be required to remove their footwear, bag their shoes and place them in their gym bag/tote.
They will be asked to sanitize before entering the training area.
During Training
Athletes will be directed to a marked area on the floor for warm-up.
Respiratory etiquette will be required including coughing or sneezing into either one’s arm or a tissue
Maximum numbers in the facility will be determined by Provincial Guidelines.
One of the key protocols is that there will be NO SHARING of personal items. All athletes will be required to have their own drink bottle, tupperware container for chalk, spray bottle, tape, braces, massage items etc. The gym will have chalk and tape available for sale for all members.
R.H.G.C. may be required to modify/cancel events such as parent viewing days in order to respect maximum facility numbers.
No spectators are permitted in the facility at this time
After Training
At the end of training, athletes will be dismissed one by one through either the south door of the facility (by beams) or the West door (to the right of the entrance)
Gymnastics equipment, mats, floors, counters and bathrooms will be sanitized between programs as well as at the end of the day.
Facility
Richmond Hill Gymnastics Club handwashing and physical distancing protocols will be posted in high traffic areas for visual reminders.
Physical distancing requirements will be met from drop-off, through training and during pick up through use of marked areas.
Gymnastics equipment, mats, floors, counters and bathrooms will be sanitized between programs as well as at the end of the day.
No spectators will be permitted in the gym. There will always be a minimum of two coaches in the facility and the front door will be locked as soon as the program is ready to enter the gym. Late arrivals will not be permitted entrance to the facility.
Staff
Prior to coming to work, all staff will be required to screen themselves using a self assessment tool and report to their designated supervisor to determine if they have any COVID related symptoms.
Coaches must sanitize their hands if they are taping an athlete.