Rec Sports will have new guidelines and accountability for operations and management. Social distancing, accountability, and scope of the sport will be evaluated prior to participation.
Currently approved for fall:
Disc golf, badminton, cornhole, pickleball, 5k running, bowling (pending approved facility).
- Rec Sports have typically offered several sports considered higher risk (dodgeball, basketball, volleyball) but will shift toward lower-risk offerings this fall.
- Each offering listed above falls in the low-risk category as defined by the Minnesota Department of Health with the exception of bowling and doubles pickleball, which fall into the medium-risk category.
- The majority of the offerings are outdoor activities. This seems to be increasingly effective to mitigate risk.
- Student workers overseeing the events will wear face coverings at all times.
- Participants will be required to wear face coverings while checking in and checking out.
- Student workers will disinfect any shared implement before another participant uses it.
- Each participant will sign up through IMLeagues (registration program used by Bethel Rec Sports). As part of the sign-up process, participants must read through social distancing and face covering requirements per Bethel University and agree to the requirements prior to participation.
- IMLeagues will track membership and attendance of each participant on a given day to assist contact tracing if necessary.