CROSS COUNTRY YOUTH TEAM

Atlanta Track Club continues to monitor news and updates surrounding COVID-19 from the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta Track Club Cross Country Youth Team's upcoming practices at Piedmont Park and Marist School and the accompanying competition schedule will follow the Atlanta Public Schools' extracurricular policies and local regulations. This means that if the Atlanta Public School district decides to cancel fall sports or if the City of Atlanta or Brookhaven requires groups to be limited to no more than ten individuals, then the Atlanta Track Club Cross Country Youth Team will not practice or compete during that time or will identify methods to keep athletes divided into pods for practice. All practices will have mitigation efforts in place at both locations for the fall season in addition to local regulations. Safety is always Atlanta Track Club's number one priority and we are working hard to ensure a safe environment for all participants and coaches.

For up to date information regarding Atlanta Public Schools plans for sports click here.

For more information about GHSA guidelines of Covid-19 restrictions regarding practices click here.

For recommendations from the CDC to maintain safety from Covid-19 click here.

• Parents/guardians are encouraged to take their child's temperature before each practice session

• See the end of the "What to do if you think your child has COVID-19" section for details on what to do if your child experiences COVID-19 related symptoms

• Team members must arrive at practice wearing their face masks, which must be worn until practice begins

• Team members can leave their masks inside their bags during practice

• Team members must maintain a distance of six feet from other team members

• Team parents/guardians must remain in the area designated for parents/guardians throughout practice

• Team parents/guardians must wear face masks and maintain a distance of six feet from one another during practice

• Team members must bring and drink from their own water bottles during practice

• Team members are encouraged to use either their own hand sanitizer or hand sanitizer provided for the team during practice

• Team members must remain in their assigned groups and do their best to maintain social distancing when appropriate during warmup runs, workout cooldowns and transitions between these activities

• Team members must maintain a distance of six feet apart during warmup drills and stretching

• Team members must wear their face masks once practice is over

• Team members must maintain a distance of six feet from other team members

• Parents/guardians are encouraged to take their child's temperature before each team competition

• See the end of this document for details on what to do if your child experiences COVID-19 related symptoms

• Team members are encouraged to wait with their parents in a social distanced area near the competition area

• Atlanta Track Club will provide a tent for team members who wish to sit with the team

• Team members must arrive at the tent wearing a face mask and continue to wear their face masks until it is time for them to warm up

• Team members must do their best to maintain social distancing while at the team tent

• Parents/guardians who wish to accompany their child at the team tent must arrive at the tent wearing a face mask and continue to wear their masks while remaining in the designated area for parents/guardians

• Team members must remain in their assigned groups and do their best to maintain social distancing during warmup runs, stretches, drills and transitions between these activities

• Team members who are returning to the team tent must wear their face masks once they return

• The team coach will meet with the athletes who will not be at the tent directly after they are finished running

Please alert the team's coach If your child comes in contact with someone who has COVID-19. He or she cannot attend the team's in-person practices or competitions for 14 days after being exposed to the virus.

If your child develops a fever or begins experiencing any COVID-19 related symptoms please alert the team's coach and keep them away from team practices and competitions for at least 10 days since their symptoms first appeared, 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication, and their symptoms have improved.

These measures are in accordance with the CDC's COVID-19 recommendations. Please read and follow the CDC's COVID-19 recommendations linked below. Parents/guardians will be notified if a team member is exposed or diagnosed with COVID-19 (no personal and/or medical information will be disclosed). For more information on when and how quarantining measures should be taken visit the website below.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

To learn more about what to expect during the cross country season and how to prepare for practice and competitions, please review the parent's guide linked below.

Parent's Guide: CLICK HERE

Each team members as well as one of their parents/guardians must sign and submit to the team coach the code of conduct form below.

Code of Conduct: CLICK HERE