USAV will resume sanctioning of activities on May 15th; however, per San Mateo County our facility and volleyball operations will remain closed until we are allowed to reopen. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon!

USA Volleyball (USAV) has prepared Return to Play Guidelines for region leaders, club directors, event promoters, venue operators, members and families to provide guidance as volleyball activities begin to recommence across the United States.

The following recommendations are not intended or implied to be mandates. Many of these recommendations are based upon current guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other Federal government agencies. The knowledge surrounding COVID-19 is constantly changing and circumstances are different based on geographic region. Therefore, region leaders, club directors, event promoters and venue operators should adhere to their state and local guidelines when determining their own re-opening policies and procedures.

USAV will be resuming sanctioning of activities on May 15, 2020. All USAV sanctioned activities will be required to adhere to the most stringent federal, state or local guideline for their respective areas. USAV insurance coverage will only be provided for activities that are allowed under such government directives.

Until COVID-19 is either eradicated, a vaccine is developed, or a cure is found, there is no way to completely eliminate the risk of infection and as a result USAV strongly encourages all participants to follow these recommendations as safety precautions. The information in this document is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor does USAV or its forty (40) Regional Volleyball Associations (Region(s)) assume any liability or responsibility for the recommendations provided herein.

Per USAV's message below and guidance from San Mateo County, our facility and volleyball operations will be closed until further notice. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon!

As referenced in our communication on April 24, a return to play task force was established by USA Volleyball to create a comprehensive roadmap to safely restart USAVs sanctioning of activities when it is appropriate. The task force has been meeting diligently and gathering information from United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), medical experts, government entities, volleyball clubs and other national governing bodies to help pave our course of action. At this point, the group believes that it is premature to safely commence play and thus USA Volleyball is extending the elimination of sanctions for all USA Volleyball activities (including but not limited to events, practices, team activities, individual training sessions or anything covered by USA Volleyball insurance) through May 22, 2020.

Virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings are permitted during this period of sanction suspension. Any virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings involving minors are subject to requirements of MAAPP, specifically the regulations on electronic communications and one-on-one interactions. These requirements include the following:

- All virtual trainings/coaching/meetings must be observable and interruptible, able to be ended at any time, and have at least two applicable adults on each session, i.e., coach and assistant, coach and club director, etc.
- All parents/guardians must be provided the code or link to join the virtual session.
- All parents/guardians must sign a waiver in advance as these sessions could be viewed as individual training. A record of which clubs/coaches have been approved to conduct these sessions should be kept. USAV has created a standardized waiver form if you care to use it.
- If a minor athlete ends up emailing a video to a coach for feedback or additional coaching, the coach needs to copy the parent/guardian and/or other applicable adult on all correspondences.
To be clear, virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings will only be considered sanctioned so long as the above requirements are followed.

USA Volleyball has been asked by local clubs whether such ban applies to club activities covered under the clubs own (non-USA Volleyball) insurance. In these situations, USA Volleyball strongly encourages all member clubs and coaches to adhere to USA Volleyballs policies. However, should a club decide to voluntarily disregard those policies and assume all risks associated therewith, we recommend that the club adhere to CDC; local, state and federal guidelines and recommendations when deciding whether or not to host practices or individual training sessions. If a club does host practice or individual training sessions, those activities would be considered a non-sanctioned activity by USA Volleyball and thus NOT covered by USA Volleyball insurance.

The health and welfare of our membership, volleyball families and fellow citizens is our primary concern in all decisions we are making during these uncharted times.

USA Volleyball is monitoring the situation daily and will continue to provide updates on a regular basis.

Per USAV's message below and the recommendation from NCVA, we will be shutting down all volleyball activity until May 8th. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. You should have recieved a USAV MAAPP Consent Form to complete for any virtual workout sessions - please complete if you haven't done so already. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon!

USA Volleyball is extending the elimination of sanctions for all USA Volleyball activities (including but not limited to events, practices, team activities, individual training sessions or anything covered by USA Volleyball insurance) through May 8, 2020.

Following several communications with the USOPC, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, and our insurance providers, USA Volleyball has received permission to sanction virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings during this period of sanction suspension. Any virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings involving minors are subject to requirements of MAAPP, specifically the regulations on electronic communications and one-on-one interactions. These requirements include the following:

- All virtual trainings/coaching/meetings must be observable and interruptible, able to be ended at any time, and have at least two applicable adults on each session, i.e., coach and assistant, coach and club director, etc.
- All parents/guardians must be provided the code or link to join the virtual session.
- All parents/guardians must sign a waiver in advance as these sessions could be viewed as individual training. A record of which clubs/coaches have been approved to conduct these sessions should be kept. USAV has created a standardized waiver form if you care to use it.
- If a minor athlete ends up emailing a video to a coach for feedback or additional coaching, the coach needs to copy the parent/guardian and/or other applicable adult on all correspondences.
To be clear, virtual training/coaching/instruction/meetings will only be considered sanctioned so long as the above requirements are followed.

USA Volleyball has been asked by local clubs whether such ban applies to club activities covered under the clubs own (non-USA Volleyball) insurance. In these situations, USA Volleyball strongly encourages all member clubs and coaches to adhere to USA Volleyballs policies. However, should a club decide to voluntarily disregard those policies and assume all risks associated therewith, we recommend that the club adhere to CDC; local, state and federal guidelines and recommendations when deciding whether or not to host practices or individual training sessions. If a club does host practice or individual training sessions, those activities would be considered a non-sanctioned activity by USA Volleyball and thus NOT covered by USA Volleyball insurance.

The health and welfare of our membership, volleyball families and fellow citizens is our primary concern in all decisions we are making during these uncharted times.

USA Volleyball is monitoring the situation daily and will continue to provide updates on a regular basis.

We will update families as soon as we hear more news from NCVA and USA Volleyball.

NCVA has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-2020 season: - NCVA Power/Premier League
- Far Western National Qualifier
- Region High Performance
- Beach
- NCVA March Madness
- Bay View Classic

Per USAV's message below and the recommendation from NCVA, we will be shutting down all volleyball activity until May 4th. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon!

USA Volleyball is extending the elimination of sanctions for all USA Volleyball activities (including but not limited to events, practices, team activities, individual training sessions or anything covered by USA Volleyball insurance) through April 30, 2020. USA Volleyball is monitoring the situation daily and will continue to provide updates on a regular basis.

USA Volleyball has been asked by local clubs whether such ban applies to club activities covered under the clubs own (non-USA Volleyball) insurance. In these situations, USA Volleyball strongly encourages all member clubs and coaches to adhere to USA Volleyballs policies. However, should a club decide to voluntarily disregard those policies and assume all risks associated therewith, we recommend that the club adhere to CDC; local, state and federal guidelines and recommendations when deciding whether or not to host practices or individual training sessions. If a club does host practice or individual training sessions, those activities would be considered a non-sanctioned activity by USA Volleyball and thus NOT covered by USA Volleyball insurance.

The health and welfare of our membership, volleyball families and fellow citizens is our primary concern in all decisions we are making during these uncharted times

Per USAV's message below and the recommendation from NCVA, we will be shutting down all volleyball activity until April 15th. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon.

USA Volleyball is announcing the elimination of sanctions for all USA Volleyball activities (including but not limited to events, practices, team activities, individual training sessions or anything covered by USA Volleyball insurance) through April 15, 2020. USA Volleyball is monitoring the situation daily and will continue to provide updates on a regular basis.

USA Volleyball has been asked by local clubs whether such ban applies to club activities covered under the clubs own (non-USA Volleyball) insurance. In these situations, USA Volleyball strongly encourages all member clubs and coaches to adhere to USA Volleyballs policies. However, should a club decide to voluntarily disregard those policies and assume all risks associated therewith, we recommend that the club adhere to CDC; local, state and federal guidelines and recommendations when deciding whether or not to host practices or individual training sessions. If a club does host practice or individual training sessions, those activities would be considered a non-sanctioned activity by USA Volleyball and thus NOT covered by USA Volleyball insurance.

The health and welfare of our membership, volleyball families and fellow citizens is our primary concern in all decisions we are making during these uncharted times.

Per USAV's message below and the recommendation from NCVA, we will be shutting down all volleyball activity until March 31st. We will keep families updated if we hear any news about resuming operations. Please stay safe and be vigilant. We hope to see you all soon. March 13, 2020 Update - 5 p.m. Mountain

We are continuing to monitor the status of COVID-19 coronavirus. In the interest of welfare and safety of our membership, USA Volleyball is eliminating the sanctioning for all USA Volleyball activities (including but not limited to events, practices, individual training sessions or anything covered by USA Volleyball insurance) effective 11:59 p.m., Friday, March 13. This ban on all USA Volleyball sanctioned activities extends through March 31. We are monitoring the situation on a daily basis and will provide periodic updates as information becomes more apparent. Please refer to this page for the latest updated information.

With the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have decided to close our facility starting Thursday (3/12) through Sunday (3/15). During this time, we will be disinfecting the facility. Please note that since this is a fluid situation, the facility closure will be subject to change and will be informing coaches when they can resume their practices. We will tentatively reopen on Monday, 3/16 but will continue to monitor this situation and keep our facility closed if we hear any news from NCVA, USAV, and/or San Mateo County.

Programs affected by the facility closure:
- FEP Saturday Session (3/14)
- FEP Sunday Session (3/15)
- Boys' Skill Clinic (3/15)
- All team practices scheduled for Thursday (3/12), Friday (3/13), Saturday (3/14), or Sunday (3/15)
- All private lessons scheduled for Thursday (3/12), Friday (3/13), Saturday (3/14), or Sunday (3/15)
- All outside court rentals scheduled for Thursday (3/12), Friday (3/13), Saturday (3/14), or Sunday (3/15)

Leadership is also considering making practices "closed events" to reduce the probability of contact between individuals who are or may be carrying the virus. Any players coughing excessively will be asked to leave practice. Players might be interested in fistbumping instead of high 5s, washing hands more often, bringing their own water in their bottles if they dont want to rely on the water fountain.

Proactive Precautions to Take
Most importantly, if you have a respiratory illness or fever, please stay home.
Get a flu vaccine.
Avoid contact with sick people (if youre sick, limit contact with others).
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover your nose and mouth with something disposable (like a tissue) when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Clean frequently touched items (cell phones, airplane seating area -tray table, screens, windows, arm rests, air vents, etc.).
Clean your hands often by washing them with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at 60%95% alcohol. Soap and water should be used if hands are visibly dirty.
It is especially important to clean hands after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose.
Bring extra hand sanitizer with you to all events.
If you have been in contact with anyone with a confirmed case of COVID-19 or have been diagnosed with COVID-19, please contact us so we can take action immediately.

**Please know that this situation is fluid and we will keep families updated if we get notices from tournaments, NCVA and USAV.**

With the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have decided to close our facility starting Thursday (3/12) until Sunday (3/15). During this time, we will be disinfecting the facility. Please note that since this is a fluid situation, the facility closure will be subject to change. We will be informing coaches when they can resume their practices. Practices tonight will still be held.

Leadership is also considering making practices "closed events" to reduce the probability of contact between individuals who are or may be carrying the virus. Any players coughing excessively will be asked to leave practice. Players might be interested in fistbumping instead of high 5s, washing hands more often, bringing their own water in their bottles if they dont want to rely on the water fountain.

If you have been in contact with anyone with a confirmed case of COVID-19, please contact us so we can take action immediately.

**Please know that this situation is fluid and we will keep families updated if we get notices from tournaments, NCVA and USAV.**

There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:

Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
Follow CDCs recommendations for using a facemask.
CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html

NCVA: https://ncva.com/ncva-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19/

USA Volleyball: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/USA-Volleyball-Response-on-Coronavirus

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html

World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/