The Solanco Athletic Department has established procedures for home athletic events. These procedures incorporate mandates issued by Gov. Wolf and the guidelines from the Lancaster-Lebanon League. All guidelines can change from week to week. Readers may check http://www.solanco.org for updates.
All fans, both home and away, are invited to view the contests that will be livestreamed through YouTube. To watch the contests, readers may search for the "Solanco School District" channel at http://www.youtube.com. A schedule of the planned broadcasted events is forthcoming.
The mandated maximum capacity of 250 individuals for an outdoor gathering provided by the governor's office includes players on both rosters, coaches of both schools, officials, an athletic trainer, a medical doctor, ambulance personnel, event staff, security, the media, and the cheerleaders and their coach from the home school only. Each visiting school's roster will vary in size. The remaining numbers will change from week to week.
Football games will be livestreamed on the aforementioned YouTube channel.
Per the Lancaster-Lebanon League school district agreement, no visiting fans, cheerleaders, or band members are permitted to attend. Cheerleaders and bands will perform at home games only. If Solanco parents are permitted to attend, they will be notified by the athletic department. Once the number of in-person spectators has been determined, Solanco will establish an attendance list for admission into the stadium. The number of seats will be determined on a weekly basis and will fluctuate, depending on the size of each visiting school's roster.
All parking lot entrances will be closed off, and there will only be one area to enter the stadium parking lot. Spectators will be asked to check in at two separate locations for admissions into the event.
Solanco is working on a plan that will allow the band to perform prior to the teams taking the field and then exiting the stadium to allow for a set number of parents to attend. Details will change from week to week.
Social distancing guidelines and face covering mandates will be enforced for those in attendance. Restrooms will be available during the contest.
For volleyball, due to the governor's mandate that gatherings indoors may not exceed 25 people, no fans will be permitted into the building to attend. Volleyball games will be limited to players, coaches, officials, and game personnel only. Home games will be livestreamed on the aforementioned YouTube channel. Each school district is making attempts to livestream games as well.
Solanco's field hockey and soccer teams play in semi-gated facilities with no outdoor seating. These facilities are still considered an outdoor gathering space, and they will need to comply with the 250-person capacity guideline.
Athletic directors are working with their school districts on plans to livestream field hockey and soccer games when possible. The Solanco Athletic Department will work with the visiting team and compile lists of players, coaches and essential staff members who will be in attendance for contests on the Solanco campus. Those figures will be combined with Solanco's own numbers to give an accurate count of essential contest attendees. Once an accurate essential personnel count is tabulated, the athletic director will determine the appropriate number of spectators who can attend the game inside the stadium, fenced-in area, or open-spaced fields.
Attendance for Solanco home contests will be free of charge for all spectators who are permitted to attend. Parents, other family members, and friends will be given priority for attendance. Visiting spectators, if permitted, will gain admittance with the remaining ticket allotment, not to exceed the maximum of 250 people. The athletic director will count all individuals who are in attendance for each home game.
The athletic director will ensure the visiting team receives its tickets prior to the day of the game. A system will be in place to keep track of the number of people who have entered the facility, thus ensuring compliance with the maximum occupancy standards. Once inside, Solanco will monitor the spectators and enforce the social distancing guidelines and face-covering policies. Restrooms will be available to spectators and visiting teams.
For cross-country, once Solanco has compiled the numbers from each team participating, it will determine if it can permit spectators to attend the home meets. Spectators will not be granted access to the start/finish line areas. No admission will be charged. Masks are mandatory at all times for everyone once outside of their own vehicle. Everyone must maintain social distancing at all times.
Home tennis matches are not able to accommodate spectators inside the fenced court areas, due to the nature of the court setup and gated perimeters. Spectators can view the tennis matches from outside the gated area, free of charge. Masks are mandatory at all times for everyone once outside of their own vehicle. Everyone must maintain social distancing at all times.
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