Daemen University Athletics

Athletic Training Facility

• All preseason med checks will be conducted virtually

• All non-emergent assessments will be conducted virtually; An appointment must be made for any subsequent physical exam, treatment / rehab. See Athletic Trainer Contact Info

• Acceptable face coverings must be worn at all times by student-athletes

• ATs will be wearing face coverings and/or face shields while providing care

• Lumsden AT Facility will have one-way traffic -- signs are posted

• Capacity limitations for both Lumsden and AWC AT Facilities:

  • Lumsden = 10 (6 patients and 4 ATs)

  • AWC = 3 (2 patients and 1 AT)
    
     

Athletic Training Staffing Model

• TBD ? depends on practice structure

  • Team assigned AT vs Team designated AT (ATs may work shifts)

• Virtual “office hours” and designated treatment hours for each AT

• Should a student-athlete “call-in” because they are “sick” there is no punishment -- we want you to be honest if you feel ill

  • Tell them to stay home or go home

  • Tell them to contact the team designated AT -- depending on the acuity they may be “seen” by another on-duty AT

  • You should contact the team designated AT as well, so no one slips through the cracks
    
     

Daily Screening for Countable Athletic-Related Activities (CARA) or Treatment

• All student-athletes will use SportsWareOnLine (SWOL) for logging their daily health screening prior to engaging in any CARA

• Student-athletes can sign-in to their own accounts on their mobile devices.  QR codes will be outside of AT Facility’s doors for ease of access

• SAs can take their own temp or thermometers will be available at either the Lumsden or AWC venues to use prior to engaging in CARA

• Individual sport coaches will be issued a thermometer

• Temperatures should be taken by all prior to getting on any van / bus

• Anyone that is symptomatic will be sent “home” and notify the AT Staff
  
   

Daily COVID Screening

• Within the last 14-days, have had any of the following:

  • Fever of 100.4F or higher

  • Symptoms

  • Exposure ? close contact with a known positive COVID case

    • Within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes without proper PPE

    • Same sleeping area (maybe same living area, depending on circumstance)

    • Occur within 48-hr prior to symptom-onset or positive test collection date 

  • Travel - Daemen policy=mandatory 14-day quarantine upon returning to NYS

  • Positive COVID test
    
     

Student-Athlete “Call-in Sick” Protocol

• We will defer to institutional and predetermined Team MD protocols on action

• Coach and SA should be contacting AT ? AT will connect virtually with SA

• Cases not related to a positive COVID test:

  • Assess onset, symptoms, SA medical & COVID history, etc.

  • Decision case-by-case

  • May need to stay home x1, 2, 3+ days to monitor symptoms (esp. if feverish)

  • May or may not be sent for COVID testing
    
     

Daemen COVID-Positive Protocol

• Cases involving a positive COVID test:

  • AT will notify the Administrator-On-Call and submit a CARE report

  • Isolation x10 days from onset of symptoms or from test date (if asymptomatic)

    • On-campus residents may be relocated temporarily to hotel

  • Precautionary quarantine x14 days for any “close contacts”

    • Impact: Coaches, AT staff, players in same “pod”, roommates, family, etc.

  • May need cardiac work up after completing isolation period

  • Return-to-play progression dependent upon severity of case

    • Must be cleared to return to classes before starting RTP process
      
       

Resocialization Period = 6 weeks ? NO CONTACT

• • Week 1 = 50%

  • Week 2 = 70%

  • Week 3 = 80%

  • Week 4 = 90%

  • Week 5 = 90-100%

  • Week 6 = 100%

• Weeks 1-2 ? focus on individual skills, no shared equipment

• Weeks 3-4 ? partner drills

• Weeks 5-6 ? small group drills

Surveillance Testing

• Low Contact Risk: bowling, tennis, track & field
• Intermediate Contact Risk: cross country, triathlon
• High Contact Risk: basketball, soccer, volleyball

The level of risk in cross country, track and field and triathlon are dependent upon the student-athlete's proximity to other unmasked individuals. For example, the start or finish of a race may involve a group of athletes who are breathing heavily in a group space with a breakdown in physical distancing.

Surveillance Testing for Low Contact Risk Sports

• Diagnostic testing upon arrival to campus
• During summer athletic activities and out-of-season athletic activities: surveillance testing in conjunction with a university plan for all students, plus additional testing for symptomatic and high contact risk individuals
• During in-season (preseason, regular season, postseason): symptomatic testing and high contact risk testing thereafter

Surveillance Testing for Intermediate Contact Risk Sports

• Diagnostic testing upon arrival to campus
• During summer athletic activities and out-of-season athletic activities and in-season (preseason, regular season, postseason): surveillance PCR testing, for example, 25%-50% of athletes and "inner bubble" personnel every two weeks if physical distancing, masking and other protective features are not maintained, plus additional testing for symptomatic and high contact risk individuals
• Symptomatic testing and high contact risk testing as appropriate

Surveillance Testing for High Contact Risk Sports

• Diagnostic testing upon arrival to campus
• During summer athletic activities and out-of-season athletic activities: surveillance PCR testing, for example, 25%-50% of athletes and "inner bubble" personnel every two weeks if physical distancing, masking and other protective features are not maintained, plus additional testing for symptomatic and high contact risk individuals
• During in-season (preseason, regular season, postseason): weekly PCR testing of all athletes, plus "inner bubble" personnel for whom physical distancing, masking and other protective features are not maintained
• Additional testing for symptomatic and high contact risk individuals

Pre-Competition Testing for High Contact Risk Sports

• Before campus departure and within 72 hours/three days of the first of the week's set of games

Strength & Conditioning Workouts

• For the month of September, weather permitting, we will be doing sessions outside on the AWC Lawn

  • AWC gym will be used if we can’t be outside

• Sessions will be 1 hour long, 15-30 minute break in between sessions for cleaning/disinfection of equipment

  • Student Athletes will be asked to stay and help clean/disinfect equipment if they do not have to go to class immediately following lift

• Once TRX & Kettlebell order arrives, workouts will be in the gym utilizing that equipment and bands

• TrainHeroic will have workouts up for students to get there other days in on their own  

  • They will have to sign up for a time slot, just like any other person utilizing the facility

• S&C schedule will be dependent upon practice and class schedules