After extensive planning, CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith has set up a plan for Wolf athletes to conduct spring practices. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Practice?
We’re talking about practice.
With the stay at home order lifted and Island County in Phase Two of Washington state’s plan for reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, Coupeville High School athletes will return to action.
Just with a lot of restrictions and no games.
CHS Athletic Director Willie Smith has been a busy man of late, combing through the various guidelines set down by Governor Jay Inslee and his staff, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, and the National Federation of State High School Associations.
After taking everything into consideration, Smith has established a plan for spring practices, and cleared that plan with the Island County Health Department.
Now, CHS coaches will contact their athletes to set up practice times and sites, and the information will be posted on the school’s website.
What we know:
*No practices/workouts are allowed on Coupeville School District property through June 19, since all state schools remain closed through the end of the school year.
*Coaches are allowed to work with no more than five students per week, and it must be the same students the entire week, with no swapping of coaches or students.
Students/coaches can rotate once a new week starts, but that new group must remain consistent for the remainder of the new week.
*Students may only practice with one sport per week.
*Only five students are allowed on site at one time. Coaches can not have different groups of students gathered at the same facility at the same time.
*For sports such as basketball, each student will have their own ball to use, and there will be no sharing of balls.
*Students may not share water bottles, clothing, shoes, or similar items, and social distancing rules need to be followed.
*CHS will require a signed note from a parent/guardian each day a student is practicing, stating that their child’s temperature has been checked that morning and it is normal.
These notes have to be kept in a folder and with the coach at all times.
If a student does not have a signed note they may not participate that day.
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