COVID-19

We’re closely monitoring the COVID-19 epidemic, and considering various ways to keep kids healthy during Summer clinics and camps. We’ll occasionally post updates here.

COVID-19 FAQ:

What is the Return to Play Safety Plan for camps & clinics?

SAFETY PLAN overview:

• Questionnaire regarding symptoms and exposure for staff and participants, two days before event.

• Check in online prior to event, and temperature checks when kid shows up at clinic/camp.

• Players will remain in groups of five until dismissal, and will clean hands before leaving.

• Everyone on the site must wear a face mask covering. Masks may be removed when performing physical activity.

• Parents and household members will not congregate on the sidelines. Social distancing at all times.

• Breaks will be staggered and lunches within small group.

• Before and after snack breaks, players will wash hands thoroughly with hand sanitizer or soap & water.

• All campers, coaches, and camp personnel must vacate the turf field within 15 minutes of the end of the reservation. 

• Maintain minimum six-foot separation between all campers and staff in all interactions when feasible.

• Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) as appropriate and as required.

• The beginning and end of camp and all breaks will include hand washing.

• Breaks will include exchanging all discs used by participants with sanitized discs.

• Monica Johnson will perform frequent cleaning and sanitizing with emphasis on commonly touched surfaces. 

• Monica Johnson will screen all kids and staff for signs/symptoms of COVID-19 at the start of every camp/clinic/shift.

• Temperatures will be taken and questionnaires will be completed by each player and staff member.

• Players or staff must stay home or immediately go home if they feel or appear sick. All areas where a staff or player with probable or confirmed COVID-19 illness worked, touched surfaces, etc. will be cordoned off until the area and equipment is cleaned and sanitized. We will follow the cleaning guidelines set by the CDC to deep clean and sanitize. 

• Staff may refuse to perform unsafe work, including hazards created by COVID-19. And, it is unlawful for their employer to take adverse action against a worker who has engaged in safety protected activities under the law if their work refusal meets certain requirements.

• From a programming standpoint, we will be implementing protocols and guidelines that focus on the health & safety of players and coaches during our activities. List of guidelines here: https://www.seattlecascades.com/covid-19-day

  Complete Return to Play Safety Plan here:
  

DAY CAMP: How will meal and snack time work?

• Campers will be required to clean their hands thoroughly before and afterwards. We’ll have hand sanitizing stations that include disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer.

• Staff members will wear a face mask and gloves while organizing and distributing snacks.

OVERNIGHT CAMP: How will meal time work?

• We will eat meals in the main Camp Casey dining room, aka the “Mess Hall A.” For every group that stays at Camp Casey meal times are specified and so different groups eat at different times.

• Mess Hall A seats 150+ people, and Cascades campers will be assigned a specific set of tables which will be blocked off from any other groups that eat before/after us. Furthermore, our tables & chairs will be cleaned and sanitized before and after we eat.

• There is a limited number of people in the dining room at any given time, and when we are eating there will be a maximum of one other group eating at the same time as us.

• We’ll have hand sanitizer containers on every table that we eat at, and there are permanent hand sanitizing stations near restrooms in the Mess Hall.

• Campers will be required to wash their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before and after every meal.

• Weather permitting, we will eat some meals outside at a set of picnic tables.

OVERNIGHT: What’s the sleeping arrangement like in the bunk rooms?

• The bunk rooms have rows of bunk beds, spaced out every ~10 feet. When we move players into the bunk rooms during check-in, we will maximize the space between campers.

• During the day and night, players will have space to store their bags & personal belongings in drawers and/or under beds.

• One coach, minimum, will be sleeping in the group bunk room and monitoring that campers remain respectful of the social distancing guidelines.

Will players and coaches be screened or tested before camp?

• Right before camp, each camper and coach will answer a questionnaire asking whether anyone in their family or close social circle has experienced COVID-19 symptoms within the prior two weeks.

• We will react to these surveys on a case by case basis, and if a camper or coach poses any risk to others we will ask them not to attend camp.

• We’ll take every players temperature with a non-contact forehead thermometer when they arrive at camp and once per day over the course of the week.

What protocols are in place to address the risks of spreading COVID-19 during camp?

• This is an ultimate camp, and so we’ll be catching and throwing discs. In order to minimize situations when “everyone touches the same disc” we’ll use these COVID Coaching Guidelines.

  COVID Coaching Guidelines:

  1. Coaches will use twice as many discs as a group our size would normally use. For example, if a typical drill with 15 players would utilize 5-10 discs…. we’ll use a stack of 10-20 discs instead.

  2. We’ll form groups for drills that are smaller than we typically would, and groups will remain 20+ feet apart. For example, we’ll present a drill to 15 players and then split into two or three smaller groups.

  3. Coaches will swap out their stack of discs in between drills, and we’ll disinfect them before they’re used again.

  4. We will not be marking or scrimmaging while we’re in phase 2 of the WA State reopening program. During phase 3, if we scrimmage we’ll swap out the disc in between each point.

  5. During phase 2, all coaches and players will be required to wear masks. During phase 3, all coaches and players will have masks on hand, and we’ll determine right before each camp how consistently they’ll wear them throughout the day.

  6. (We may evolve these guidelines and/or come up with different ones as camp draws near.)

• OVERNIGHT CAMP: we rent the facilities from Seattle Pacific University and they have a year-round presence at Camp Casey. As they monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, they are aware of the impact it has on their clients and they maintain a web page dedicated to communicating about key issues: [SPU Camp Casey COVID-19 web page]

• OVERNIGHT CAMP: in the bunk rooms and gathering places, we’ll clean & disinfect surfaces and high-touch areas on a daily basis.

What if someone shows COVID-19 symptoms during camp?

• Any camper or coach who is obviously experiencing a significant array of COVID-19 symptoms will be immediately provided a comfortable and safe space where they’ll be removed from the larger group. At that point, we’ll rely on advice from a medical expert as we determine next steps.

• If we have any indication that a camper or coach has COVID-19, we will notify primary contact people as soon as possible.

What is the refund policy?

• Our Refund/Cancellation policy is described in full on the Register page [DAY] [OVERNIGHT]

Do you have a good COVID-19 related question or concern? —> Please let us know! … Monica <monica@seattlecascades.com>

May 27th update:

We revised our Summer calendar! Assuming we achieve “Phase 3” of the WA State return to play program, we’ll host a clinic series at the tail end of June, two day camps in July, and two overnight camps in August.

• We’re kicking off our Summer programming with a 3-day clinic series June 29 - July 1. We’ll implement our COVID Coaching Guidelines (see below) in a flexible clinic format.

• In mid-late July, we have scheduled two 5-day camps in Seattle at Jefferson Park.

• It wasn’t feasible to run overnight camps in June-July, and so we’ve rescheduled them for August.

• Our Summer programming is contingent on achieving “Phase 3” of the WA State reopening program, according to Governor Inslee. [Learn more.]

• We clarified the titles of our camps, changing “Session I, II, III” to “Sessions A, B, C, D.”

May 13th update:

As it stands, we are planning to host our two Summer Camp sessions, plus a third one in August. We are making key modifications according to safety and distancing recommendations.

• We established a maximum size for Session I (45 players). This puts us well within the Washington State health guidelines, and it gives overnight campers twice as much space in the bunk rooms compared to what we’d normally use.

• We added Session III (Aug 10-14) in order to provide more space later in the Summer.

• We updated the registration dates in order to offer more flexibility and last-minute planning. Refer to Overview page.

• We updated our cancellation and refund policy. Refer to Register page.

• For sessions II and III, we have reserved twice as much space in the bunk rooms as we’ll use for overnight campers, and we have access to more space if we need.

“Health and safety first.” If health & safety guidelines are such that we should cancel one or more of our camps, we’re prepared to do so.

April 17th update:

As it stands, we are planning to host our two Summer Camp sessions with some key modifications to safety and distancing recommendations.

In late March, we moved our “standard registration” deadline from 3/31 to 5/15 in order to allow more time/flexibility with the decision to send players to camp. Our cancellation policy remains the same (see Registration page).