POTENTIAL INFECTION RISK BY SPORT
( From the National Federation of High School Sports. Modified from United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee – Sports Medicine recommendations) Higher Risk
Sports that involve close, sustained contact between participants, lack of significant protective barriers, and high probability that respiratory particles will be transmitted between participants.
Examples: Wrestling, football, lacrosse, competitive cheer, dance
Moderate Risk
Sports that involve close, sustained contact, but with protective equipment in place that may reduce the likelihood of respiratory particle transmission between participants OR intermittent close contact OR group sports OR sports that use equipment that can’t be cleaned between participants.
Examples: Basketball, volleyball*, baseball*, softball*, soccer, water polo, gymnastics* ( if equipment can’t be sufficiently cleaned between competitors), ice hockey, field hockey, tennis*, swimming relays, pole vault*, high jump*, long jump*, girls lacrosse, crew with two or more rowers in shell, 7 on 7 football
* Could potentially be considered “Lower Risk” with appropriate cleaning of equipment and use of masks by participants
Lower Risk
Sports that can be done with social distancing or individually with no sharing of equipment or the ability to clean the equipment between use by competitors.
Examples: Individual running events, throwing events ( javelin, shot put, discus), individual swimming, golf, weightlifting, alpine skiing, sideline cheer, single sculling, cross country running ( with staggered starts)