Additional C19 information and guidance as we enter the season COVID-19 ILLNESS OR EXPOSURE INFORMATION
REPORTING:
- Per club policy, players who have a fever or are ill should not attend any in-person session.
- If a player has a known exposure* to a person who has been tested positive for COVID-19 or a known exposure to a person who has been otherwise diagnosed with COVID-19:
- parent/guardian is required to email
as soon as possible and preferably within 72 hours of identification,
- player should self-isolate for at least 14 days, and the player should not attend in-person sessions.(see below for Return to Play after Illness/Exposure details)
- If a player has symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (by a health professional or through a positive test):
- parent/guardian is required to email
as soon as possible and preferably within 72 hours of identification,
- player should self-isolate and not attend in-person sessions for 14 days (see below for Return to Play after Illness/Exposure details).
COMMUNICATION: If a player has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (by a health professional or through a positive test) after attending a team in-person session, and has notified the club as directed, AYLC will notify all members of that players’ team and any other teams that have come in contact with the players’ team of the exposure while protecting the confidentiality of the individual's identity and if a team member becomes sick with COVID-19, the team will shut down for 14 days.
RETURN TO PLAY after ILLNESS or EXPOSURE*: The decision to discontinue home isolation for persons with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be made in the context of local circumstances and may be amended as such.
Players who have a known exposure or infection may return to play after 14 days or ALL of the following criteria have been met (whichever is longer):
- Fever-free for at least 72 hours following symptoms
- AND: other respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) improving
- AND: at least 14 days since symptoms first began
CONTACT TRACING: AYLC does not perform contact tracing. Health care providers start contact tracing with the patient, and the VDH will perform contact tracing and contact individuals if they are determined to have been in close contact. We refer you to (https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/prevention-tips/contact-tracing/).
* Per the CDC, "exposure" is currently defined as close contact (<6 feet) for 15 minutes or more - see link below for updated definition.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/public-health-recommendations.html
