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I think people will be back training in smaller groups by fall (even though I’m not convinced you can thoroughly clean all equipment between groups all day long), but I suspect there will be a lot of in house mobility meets for compulsory this fall, if anything.
I did hear gyms mentioned in this new 3 phase plan today, and strict sanitation guidelines were mentioned for them. I’ll be interested to see what that entails.you can't clean everything. Not realistic. Just like you can't clean everything at the store. Kids will just do more handwashing, temp checks at door maybe, etc. And if you clean the boys' pbars.........lol
I know in our state they were in with fitness gyms.And do gymnastics gyms even fall under the category of gyms they’re referring to?
I know in our state they were in with fitness gyms.
I have no idea. I just know that the last gym here closed when they say gyms and gymnastics places. But that does not mean it will stay that wayIs there a way to know from state to state how they are categorized?
Ours also closed when they closed "gyms." But I do believe gyms in the phase plan means fitness gyms. They specifically say they can only open with strict social distancing. You can't do that in a gymnastics practice. Also, it specifically says "organized youth programs" shouldn't open until phase 2.
Also, parent viewing is going to stay closed or limited until phase 3, it looks like, so owners should probably be thinking about some way to stream practices to be safesport compliant. I think our owner should just open the big doors and let parents sit outside (as long as it's not July.)
Oh I think you can in gymnastics. Groups of less than 10 (including coach). No spotting which right now, they do not need anyway. Hand washing, etc. It can be done with some thought and deliberation.
I really don't think you can. At all three gyms we've been in, the beams aren't even 6 feet apart. I also do not believe, for a second, that coaches *can* or *will care to* keep kids 6 feet apart from each other at all times. As with most things you will get a few days of vigilance and then complacency. You can not sanitize bars and beam and vault between every child like you can workout equipment.
I mean, I'm as anxious for the gym to open as anyone, but I am 100% sure that that guide was writted to be about fitness gyms. I don't know if guidance will come down about that, but you really think gymnastics gyms get special billing in the plan, but not any other youth sport or activity? Ballet studios? Martial Arts? Girl Scouts? All of which would fall under "organized youth activities" and are FAR easier to social distance? We're not special y'all.
OK, I see, you're talking about general best practices, and I am talking about the actual guidelines that have been handed down.
I am all for small groups and frequent handwashing. That kind of freedom isn't in what the white house just released. Two weeks of downward trending cases, enough PPE for all healthcare workers, and non-crisis conditions in hospitals and then "gyms" can open with strict social distancing, and sanitation, but "organized youth activities" can not. Two more weeks meeting the same criteria and organized youth activities can open back up. Two more weeks meeting the metric and parent viewing can open too.
Governers do have final say, but it's a pretty reasonable plan, and I'd predict most will roll out something similar.
Texas has NOT crested the hill yet, and some places still don't have enough PPE. So here we're not near Phase 1 yet anyway.
Oh, also if our governer follows this, school is definitely over for the year (right now they're clinging to a May 4 restart) because it's just not possible to get to phase 2 in time.
If nothing else, I'm hoping that group conditioning outdoors at parks can start even if gyms cannot open. Way more fun to condition with friends in person (even 6 feet apart).