The Government of Saskatchewan has loosened up some guidelines for sports teams practicing in the province.
Large pool facilities, ice surfaces, and floor spaces - such as gyms - can now be used for multiple groups of individuals while practicing or training.
The new guidelines are as follows:
- There must be 5 metres of physical distancing between groups, and 3 metres between participants - with all wearing masks.
- Each group must be made up of 8 people or less.
- The maximum number of people in a facility is 30, not including coaches or staff.
- And there can be 2 or 3 groups of 8 on ice surfaces, plus two instructors for groups U9 and higher, and four instructors for groups U7 and below, but only if the groups are distanced by five metres.
As a practical example: you could have groups of eight players at either end below the bluelines and a third group in the neutral zone between the blue lines.
All players and coaches must wear a mask.