Training

An outdoor sporting ‘field of play bubble’ can consist of a maximum of 30 people including coaches, officials and other support staff at any one time. Multiple bubbles, each with up to 30 people, can be used in training, competition or small-scale sporting events if all guidance is followed (200 max per day unless with exemption).

The number of participants allowed to take part in organised indoor sport or physical activity should follow Scottish Government guidance on the opening of sport and leisure facilities and sport specific SGB Guidance.

  • All contact training is permitted except for adult (18+) indoor contact training for regions who are at Level 1.
  • The outdoor coaching ratio for U18s is 1:10.
  • The indoor coaching ratio for U18s is 1:15.
  • When training indoors coaches must always wear a face mask. Players and umpires must wear a face mask until they are on the pitch.
  • Ensure a 2 metre buffer zone when splitting the pitch in half.
  • Read and follow general guidance.

Training numbers outdoor and indoor.

  • Level 1 – Bubbles of up to 100 with a maximum of 1000 participants per day
  • Indoor maximum bubble of 15 at all levels.

Coaches

Getting Coaches Ready for Sport provides a 4-stage approach/checklist to further support coaches to plan and deliver safe sessions.

The local protection level in place for sport and physical activity will dictate what activity can be coached, indoors and outdoors and to whom in that area.

Coaches can take multiple indoor sessions per day, however the numbers allowed in each session will depend upon the protection level in place.

  • Coaches must maintain 2 metres physical distancing in training and in games.
  • Create a register adhering to maximum pitch numbers.
  • Plan and risk assess for the session, or game, in advance.
  • Ensure a 2 metre buffer zone when splitting the pitch in half.
  • Apply cleaning procedures for equipment.
  • Wear a mask at all times
  • Physical distance at all times
  • Where possible stay off the pitch
  • Read and follow general guidance.

Umpire

  • Follow all Scottish Hockey; Scottish Government; club and facility guidelines.
  • Umpires should maintain two metres physical distancing.
  • Further advice for umpires can be found HERE.
  • Read and follow general guidance.

Transport

  • Where possible travel by walking; running; or cycling.
  • Avoid car sharing with people outside your extended household wherever possible.
  • Face coverings are compulsory on public transport.

Travel Guidance

Travel guidance outlined by the Scottish Government should always be followed.   Further information on what travel is permitted in the five protection levels for each local authority area is available at Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels .  Specific information on car sharing is available from Transport Scotland:  advice on how to travel safely.

  • Minimise unnecessary journeys between areas in different levels.
  • Avoid any unnecessary travel to places in Level 3 or Level 4 areas.
  • If you have to travel for essential purposes, follow Scottish Government guidance on travelling safely.

Travel guidance outlined by the Scottish Government should always be followed.   Further information on what travel is permitted in the five protection levels for each local authority area is available at Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels .

Specific information on car sharing is available from Transport Scotland:  advice on how to travel safely.

International travel

Travellers arriving from certain countries overseas may be required, by law, to quarantine by self-isolation for 14 days after arrival.

If you travel back from a country, which requires quarantine, to another part of the UK, but your final destination is Scotland, you must follow the rules that are in place in Scotland.

Guidance on international travel and quarantine.

Travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK

Unrestricted travel is allowed both within Scotland and between Scotland and England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man – with the exception of any areas of Scotland in Level 3* or Level 4). Travel restrictions will change between Scotland and the rest of the world – see international travel section below.

(* Depending on the state of the epidemic in Moray, that local authority area may be in Level 3 from 17 May.) These rules may be changed depending on the state of the pandemic in Scotland and in other countries. Please check back here for up to date information before you travel.

 

Public Transport

Transport providers will have procedures to promote the safety of customers and staff, but it is an individual’s responsibility to comply with guidance.

On public transport you must by law wear a face covering, unless you are exempt, and comply with the physical distancing measures that are in place.

If you can walk or cycle please do as this will save space on public transport for those who need it.

 

Car Sharing

You should avoid sharing a vehicle with people who are not members of your household or extended household as much as possible.

If you have no other option, you should:

  • keep to small groups of people up to 6 at any one time
  • keep your distance and take care entering and exiting the vehicle
  • sit as far apart as possible in the vehicle, avoiding face-to-face
  • maintain good ventilation by keeping the car windows open
  • wear a face covering, unless you are exempt
  • clean your hands before and after your journey
  • if the vehicle is your responsibility, clean the door handles and other areas that people touch

If you regularly share transport whether it is a car or minibus or other private vehicle, try and share with the same people each time.

See: information on safe travel.

Outdoor competitions

  • Adult competitions are allowed in regions who are at Level 1.
  • U18 competitions are allowed in regions who are at Level 1.

Spectators

  • One parent per child is allowed to spectate from outside the pitch barrier. Anyone inside must be included in the training bubble numbers.
  • Club must ensure that a health and safety check has been carried out ensuring there is adequate space for parents to attend e.g. one way systems & maximum COVID safe capacities.
  • At this time facility providers may not be able to accommodate parents, please therefore be respectful of local facility provider protocols.
  • Clubhouses and sports facilities which provide catering and bar services, can operate providing they adhere to Scottish Government guidance appropriate to the protection level in which they are operating.  Further information is available at Coronavirus (COVID-19): tourism and hospitality sector guidance.
  • Retail units operated by sports facility operators may reopen provided all specific Scottish Government guidance for retailers appropriate to the protection level in which they are operating is in place and adhered to.  Further information from the Scottish Government is available at Retail Sector Guidance.
  • Consider whether meetings and training must be completed in person or whether alternative approaches can be used. If it is essential that meetings and training takes place in person, Scottish Government guidance for general workplacesmust be followed and a risk assessment should be completed.
  • Where changing rooms and showering facilities are to be used specific guidance relating to use of ‘Changing and Showers’ is available at Getting Your Facilities Fit for Sport.  This is applicable at all levels where facilities remain open.
  • Operators may open public toilets if they follow the guidelines outlined on the Scottish Government website Opening Public Toilets Guidelines.

Club houses

Clubhouses and sports facilities which provide catering and bar services, can operate providing they adhere to Scottish Government guidance appropriate to the protection level in which they are operating.  Further information is available at Coronavirus (COVID-19): tourism and hospitality sector guidance.

Retail units operated by sports facility operators may reopen provided all specific Scottish Government guidance for retailers appropriate to the protection level in which they are operating is in place and adhered to.  Further information from the Scottish Government is available at Retail Sector Guidance.

Consider whether meetings and training must be completed in person or whether alternative approaches can be used. If it is essential that meetings and training takes place in person, Scottish Government guidance for general workplaces must be followed and a risk assessment should be completed.

Where changing rooms and showering facilities are to be used specific guidance relating to use of ‘Changing and Showers’ is available at Getting Your Facilities Fit for Sport.  This is applicable at all levels where facilities remain open.

Operators may open public toilets if they follow the guidelines outlined on the Scottish Government website Opening Public Toilets Guidelines

  • Club houses without a bar can open in regions who are at Level 1.
  • Club houses with a bar must observe the Scottish Government’s Level 1 hospitality measures.
  • Read and follow general guidance.