How we're responding to COVID-19

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As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, BUCKS Basketball is dedicated to keeping our players, coaching staff, and community as safe as possible.

Per Indiana’s “5 Stages to Get Indiana Back on Track” we are allowed to practice/condition without contact. As Indiana moves into Stage 4, contact will be allowed (June 14th) to have contact during our practices. We are taking this virus very seriously and will implement the below guidelines (as well as common sense) to our practices. There is also some information directly from our tournament directors stating how they will be handling their events while restrictions are in place. 

‍We will be following all guidelines put into place by our practice facilities. The number of people we have participating in our practices will count towards the number of people they are allowed to have in their gym at one time. -Parents will not be allowed in the gym during practices. -We will designate specific areas for players to get prepared for practice. This area will be specific to them where they put on shoes, jersey’s etc. This area will be sanitized between practices. -We encourage everyone who has their own basketball to use them. We will have basketballs available for those who do not have one. -All equipment will be sanitized in between each practice. -The court will be cleaned each night by BUCKS Staff. -We encourage everyone to bring their own water. Drinking fountains will be closed. -Hand Sanitizer will be available for use throughout practice. 

‍Sanitation stations will be located throughout facilities -All staff and referees will be screened before entry to events -There will be a buffer in-between games for staff to clear and clean the space before the next teams enter. -In coordination with each facility, additional cleaning will take place throughout the day. -In coordination with each facility, additional cleaning will take place at the conclusion of each day. -The number of entrants allowed into each facility will be subject to the guidelines from the CDC and state/local officials. -Tournament schedules will include game and team/spectator arrival times. -There will be no handshake or high-five lines before or after each game. -All game balls will be sanitized before and after each game.