COVID-19 Resources🔗
COVID-19 has altered the way the sports industry operates and with uncertainty comes questions. The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security at The University of Southern Mississippi, created a task force comprised of sport, entertainment, and sports-medicine industry professionals to develop a guide of considerations to help venue/event owners and operators answer those questions to protect patrons, staff, and key stakeholders as they develop strategies to resume operations. Leveraging existing medical, government, and industry resources, the task force has created the NCS⁴ COVID-19 Considerations for Sports and Entertainment Venue and Events to help guide decision-makers through this unprecedented time.
Download NowA review of ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19 in sporting events, and an overview of strategies developed to resolve those concerns.
Download Now"U.S. Soccer recommends approaching your return-to-play activities sequentially through five phases. It is critical to assure processes, habits and strict compliance to your current phase, before advancing to the next."
Download NowAn overview of several European nations' plans and protocols for resuming sports competitions.
Download Now"This guidance offers advice and direction to certifying authorities in their discharge of powers under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 and Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 in respect of any proposal to play designated football matches with no spectators during the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions."
Download Now"The principles and considerations outlined in the following publication were compiled from attractions operators around the world in consultation with an epidemiologist. They are designed to provide approaches for you to consider as you reopen your attraction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Download NowA comparison of social distancing guidelines in several different countries.
Download Now"The purpose of this document is to outline key planning considerations for the organizers of mass gatherings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It should be read in conjunction with WHO's Public health for mass gatherings: Key considerations, which provides general advice on the public health aspects of mass events."
Download Now"FEMA helps the public distinguish between rumors and facts regarding the response to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic."
Read MoreThe CDC's recommendations on "what every American and community can do now to decrease the spread of the coronavirus."
Read More (PDF)"As the nation's risk advisor, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) brings our partners in industry and the full power of the federal government together to improve American cyber and infrastructure security."
Read More"President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts. These steps will help state and local officials when reopening their economies, getting people back to work, and continuing to protect American lives."
Read More Download PDF"This document gives advisory guidance on defining essential critical infrastructure workers. Promoting the ability of such workers to continue to work during periods of community restriction, access management, social distancing, or closure orders/directives is crucial to community resilience and continuity of essential functions. The term 'workers' as used in this guidance is intended to apply to both employees and contractors performing the described functions."
Read More (PDF)An overview on the widespread effects of Coronavirus on the sports industry, with numerous statistics and projections for the future.
Read More (PDF)"This interim guidance is intended for organizers and staff responsible for planning mass gatherings or large community events in the United States. A mass gathering is a planned or spontaneous event with a large number of people in attendance that could strain the planning and response resources of the community hosting the event, such as a concert, festival, conference, or sporting event."
Read More (PDF)"The Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide is a collective work by event industry professionals to help our peers who are planning to reopen during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This document contains no "best practices" that apply everywhere-- coronavirus creates different challenges depending on countless factors, including the size of the event, its geographic location, the physical space, and the anticipated attendees, to name just a few. Instead, in the order one would plan an event, we have identified reasonably foreseeable health risks and suggested options to mitigate them."
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