As schools in the northern region continue to promote sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, senior high schools have tried their best to provide the best sanitary conditions.
For event director Ella Olson, the mission of ensuring the safety of athletes, employees and parents has fallen into the hands of all involved.
Olsen said: "I think we are also investing a lot in coaches and players. We must pay great attention to what they are doing, wash hands and usually take care of them." "As far as the gym is concerned, we are playing between college sports and joint venture games. Clean up. Our parents who are about to participate in the game are sitting 6 feet apart, with marks on the seats. Another thing we are doing is to maintain enough space between the fan and the [gym] floor."
Olsen also emphasized that, like other parts of the school, the sports environment has been thoroughly cleaned.
"Our custodians will come in and use the same cleaning supplies and equipment as they clean the lunch tables and classrooms that teachers use during class. We are disinfecting the bleach and the benches where each team sits."
Preventive measures have also been extended to the locker room, with the university team using the family room, the joint team using the guest room, and the visiting team using the new area created in the lobby.
The Spartan hockey team played at the Weisman Stadium supervised by the Superior Arena in Wisconsin. Olsen said the university’s cleaning protocol is similar to that of high school.
She said: "If we look at our policies, they are almost the same, so there are many precautions that can be used to clean up all areas between games."
Olson does not know the exact cost of additional health measures, but said he has used funds provided by the federal coronavirus, aid, relief and economic security laws in the region.
Throughout the pandemic, Olsen said she always believed that she had the resources she needed.
She said: "I know we feel supported." "I never need to beg our custodian for more supplies or more disinfectants or sprays. We all know this is a priority."
The men's basketball coach and math teacher Jacob Smith can tell about the experience of crossing COVID-19 in high school in many ways. While teaching and mentoring during the pandemic, Smith found himself battling the virus in October.
He said that after being infected with the virus, Smith hopes that the head of the school district will develop a real safety and health plan before signing out of the game. They passed.
When student athletes enter the building, they scan the QR code on their smartphones and answer a series of screening questions. Then they get their temperature. After the practice, in addition to the rest of the agreement, they also wipe the equipment and maintain a distance between each other.
After recovering, Smith said that he did his best to emphasize the seriousness of the situation to the students. The virus hit him particularly hard.
He said: "I think my symptoms are much more serious than ordinary people. I am a young and healthy person, but I may be the person who feels the most serious in my life. I have difficulty breathing and have no energy, so basically I One thing I want to communicate with my team is that we are happy that we can play together, but it is important to follow these protocols and always keep masks, stand as far as possible, wash hands, and take care of all these little things."
