COVID-19 Update Training Group Sizes Reduced to 10

Today the Provincial government announced they would be making changes to the Nova Scotia Public Health Regulations that impact the Nova Scotia Sport Guidelines. These changes will come into effect as of 6:00am Wednesday December 22, 2021 and will remain in place until at least January 12, 2022.  

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SWIM NOVA SCOTIA MEMBER CLUBS:

Sanctioned Competitions

• Continue to be suspended

Practice and Training is Permitted

• Training group sizes of 10 indoors in each field of play OR 25 outdoors

• Group training sizes do not require any physical distancing or masks while in the field of play

• Physical distancing must be maintained between different groups

• It is recommended that a training group stay together as a single training group for the day if there are multiple practices

• If coaches can maintain physical distancing from each training group, they would not be considered part of the training group and can coach multiple groups

Please refer to the attached examples of various fields of play in one facility that includes examples of how to separate training groups of 10 with the use of buffer lanes.

Spectators Prohibited

No Spectators will be allowed for any activities

Travel for Sport Limitations Still in Place

Children aged 11 and younger continue to be restricted from entering Nova Scotia to participate in sports and from participating in them outside Nova Scotia.

We ask that all Head Coaches please adjust their training schedules and groups and submit them to Swim Nova Scotia prior to returning to practices on or after Wednesday December 22nd.

Additional details and up to date information can be found on the Nova Scotia Provincial Government webpage. A copy of today’s press release can be found here.

As further information is received from the province, it will be communicated as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime!

Thanks

Bette